Fear Ward
Fear Ward, a Priest Holy ability, was nerfed in WoW Forever: cooldown increased from 30 sec to 3 min, duration 10 min to 3 min. Now 100 Mana, 30 yd range, instant cast, 3 min cooldown, requires level 20. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Fear Ward tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.
Classic Era Oct 27, 2026
Fear Ward
100 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 30 sec cooldown
Requires level 20
Wards the friendly target against Fear. The next Fear effect used against the target will fail, using up the ward. Lasts 10 min.
Warded against Fear.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Fear Ward
100 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · Changed: 180 sec cooldown
Requires level 20
Changed: Wards the friendly target against Fear. The next Fear effect used against the target will fail, using up the ward. Lasts 3 min.
Warded against Fear.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
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Fear Ward changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Fear Ward
Was Fear Ward nerfed in WoW Forever?
Yes. Fear Ward was nerfed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: cooldown increased from 30 sec to 3 min, duration 10 min to 3 min.
What changed for Fear Ward in WoW Forever?
Cooldown increased from 30 sec to 3 min, duration 10 min to 3 min. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
Which class gets Fear Ward in WoW Forever?
Fear Ward is a Priest ability in WoW Forever, in the Holy spellbook tab.
Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value