Ghostly Strike

Ghostly Strike, a Rogue Subtlety ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip now says "A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec." 40 Energy, 5 yd range, instant cast, 20 sec cooldown. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Ghostly Strike 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

Ghostly Strike

Physical school

40 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant · 20 sec cooldown

A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

Dodge chance increased by 15%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ghostly Strike

Physical school

40 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant · 20 sec cooldown

A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

Dodge chance increased by 15%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: 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
description	A strike that deals $s1% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by $s2% for $d. Awards $s3 combo $lpoint:points;.	A strike that deals $s1% ($m4% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by $s2% for $d. Awards $s3 combo $lpoint:points;.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 124, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 31, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 49, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 14, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 328, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 125, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 31, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 49, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 15, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 30, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 180, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Ghostly Strike changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Ghostly Strike

Talents that affect Ghostly Strike

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

Questions about Ghostly Strike

Was Ghostly Strike nerfed in WoW Forever?

Ghostly Strike 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 values changed, tooltip now says "A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec."

What changed for Ghostly Strike in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Ghostly Strike in WoW Forever?

Ghostly Strike is a Rogue ability in WoW Forever, in the Subtlety spellbook tab.

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