Fear

Fear, a Warlock Affliction ability, is unchanged in WoW Forever: the client ships the same tooltip as Classic Era for all 3 ranks. Rank 3: 15% of base mana, 20 yd range, 1.5 sec cast, requires level 56. Pick any rank to see its tooltip.

Spell · Shadow · Rank 1 unchanged

Fear (Rank 1) tooltip, the same in Classic Era and WoW Forever

The same tooltip in both clients: every line the Forever client ships matches Classic Era.

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Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3

of 3

Forever Oct 22, 2026 (same as Classic Era Oct 27, 2026)

Fear

Rank 1 · Shadow school

15% of base mana · 20 yd range · 1.5 sec cast

Strikes fear in the enemy, causing it to run in fear for up to 10 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.

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Feared.

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 2 unchanged

Fear (Rank 2) tooltip, the same in Classic Era and WoW Forever

The same tooltip in both clients: every line the Forever client ships matches Classic Era.

Change rank

Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3

of 3

Forever Oct 22, 2026 (same as Classic Era Oct 27, 2026)

Fear

Rank 2 · Shadow school

15% of base mana · 20 yd range · 1.5 sec cast

Strikes fear in the enemy, causing it to run in fear for up to 15 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.

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Feared.

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 3 unchanged

Fear (Rank 3) tooltip, the same in Classic Era and WoW Forever

The same tooltip in both clients: every line the Forever client ships matches Classic Era.

Change rank

Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3

of 3

Forever Oct 22, 2026 (same as Classic Era Oct 27, 2026)

Fear

Rank 3 · Shadow school

15% of base mana · 20 yd range · 1.5 sec cast

Strikes fear in the enemy, causing it to run in fear for up to 20 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.

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Feared.

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

What changed for Fear in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 unchanged unchanged, the same tooltip as Classic Era
• Rank 2 unchanged unchanged, the same tooltip as Classic Era
• Rank 3 unchanged unchanged, the same tooltip as Classic Era

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