Flame

Other versions of Flame: all 2 versions · #1306579

Flame was changed in WoW Forever: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Increases all Fire damage done by 10%.", buff text now says "Increases all Fire damage done by 10%.", duration 10 sec to 20 sec, and 3 more changes. Instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Flame 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

Shadow and Flame

Shadow school

Instant

Increases all Fire and Shadow damage done by 10%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Flame

Fire school

Instant

Increases all Fire damage done by 10%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned, and durationMs, effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Increases all Fire and Shadow damage done by $s1%.	Increases all Fire damage done by $w1%.
description	Increases all Fire and Shadow damage done by $s1%.	Increases all Fire damage done by $s1%.
durationIndex	1	18
durationMs	10000	20000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 79, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 36, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 79, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId	136196	132847
name	Shadow and Flame	Flame
schoolMask	32	4

Flame changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

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

Questions about Flame

Was Flame nerfed in WoW Forever?

Flame is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Increases all Fire damage done by 10%.", buff text now says "Increases all Fire damage done by 10%.", duration 10 sec to 20 sec, and 3 more changes.

What changed for Flame in WoW Forever?

Effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Increases all Fire damage done by 10%.", buff text now says "Increases all Fire damage done by 10%.", duration 10 sec to 20 sec, and 3 more changes. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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