Hurricane

Hurricane, a Druid Balance ability, was buffed in WoW Forever: Rank 3 cooldown reduced from 60 sec to 0 sec. 3 of 3 ranks differ from Classic Era. Rank 3: 1495 Mana, 30 yd range, channeled, requires level 60 (cooldown reduced from 60 sec to 0 sec, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Creates a violent storm in the target area causing 132 Nature damage to enemies every 1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by 20%.", buff text removed: "134 damage every 1 seconds, and increasing the time between attacks by 25%."). Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Nature · Rank 1 changed

Hurricane (Rank 1) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Hurricane

Rank 1 · Nature school

880 Mana · 30 yd range · Channeled · 60 sec cooldown

Requires level 40

Creates a violent storm in the target area causing 70 Nature damage to enemies every 1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks of enemies by 25%. Lasts 10 sec. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.

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70 damage every 1 seconds, and time between attacks increased by 25%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Hurricane

Rank 1 · Nature school

880 Mana · 30 yd range · Channeled · Removed in Forever: 60 sec cooldown

Requires level 40

Changed: Creates a violent storm in the target area causing 68 Nature damage to enemies every 1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks of enemies by 20%. Lasts 10 sec. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.

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Removed in Forever

70 damage every 1 seconds, and time between attacks increased by 25%.

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
auraDescription	$s1 damage every $t1 seconds, and time between attacks increased by $s2%.	none
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	60000	0
description	Creates a violent storm in the target area causing $s1 Nature damage to enemies every $t1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks of enemies by $s2%. Lasts $d. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.	Creates a violent storm in the target area causing $1278965s1 Nature damage to enemies every $t3 sec, and increasing the time between attacks of enemies by $s2%. Lasts $d. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 69, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 27, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.2, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 138, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -26, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 27, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.3, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -20, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 179, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 41199, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 226, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Nature · Rank 2 changed

Hurricane (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Hurricane

Rank 2 · Nature school

1180 Mana · 30 yd range · Channeled · 60 sec cooldown

Requires level 50

Creates a violent storm in the target area causing 100 Nature damage to enemies every 1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by 25%. Lasts 10 sec. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.

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100 damage every 1 seconds, and increasing the time between attacks by 25%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Hurricane

Rank 2 · Nature school

1180 Mana · 30 yd range · Channeled · Removed in Forever: 60 sec cooldown

Requires level 50

Changed: Creates a violent storm in the target area causing 98 Nature damage to enemies every 1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by 20%. Lasts 10 sec. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.

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Removed in Forever

100 damage every 1 seconds, and increasing the time between attacks by 25%.

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
auraDescription	$s1 damage every $t1 seconds, and increasing the time between attacks by $s2%.	none
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	60000	0
description	Creates a violent storm in the target area causing $s1 Nature damage to enemies every $t1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by $s2%. Lasts $d. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.	Creates a violent storm in the target area causing $1278968s1 Nature damage to enemies every $t3 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by $s2%. Lasts $d. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 99, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 27, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.2, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 138, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -26, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 27, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.3, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -20, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 179, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 41198, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 226, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Nature · Rank 3 changed

Hurricane (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Hurricane

Rank 3 · Nature school

1495 Mana · 30 yd range · Channeled · 60 sec cooldown

Requires level 60

Creates a violent storm in the target area causing 134 Nature damage to enemies every 1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by 25%. Lasts 10 sec. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.

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134 damage every 1 seconds, and increasing the time between attacks by 25%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Hurricane

Rank 3 · Nature school

1495 Mana · 30 yd range · Channeled · Removed in Forever: 60 sec cooldown

Requires level 60

Changed: Creates a violent storm in the target area causing 132 Nature damage to enemies every 1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by 20%. Lasts 10 sec. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.

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Removed in Forever

134 damage every 1 seconds, and increasing the time between attacks by 25%.

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
auraDescription	$s1 damage every $t1 seconds, and increasing the time between attacks by $s2%.	none
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	60000	0
description	Creates a violent storm in the target area causing $s1 Nature damage to enemies every $t1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by $s2%. Lasts $d. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.	Creates a violent storm in the target area causing $1278759s1 Nature damage to enemies every $t3 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by $1278759s2%. Lasts $d. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 133, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 27, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.3, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 138, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -26, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 27, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.3, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -20, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 179, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 41170, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 226, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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What changed for Hurricane in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 changed cooldown reduced from 60 sec to 0 sec, not graded: "increasing the time between attacks of enemies by 25%" in Classic Era, 20% in Forever, tooltip text changed, buff text removed: "70 damage every 1 seconds, and time between attacks increased by 25%."
• Rank 2 changed cooldown reduced from 60 sec to 0 sec, not graded: "increasing the time between attacks by 25%" in Classic Era, 20% in Forever, tooltip now says "Creates a violent storm in the target area causing 98 Nature damage to enemies every 1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by 20%.", buff text removed: "100 damage every 1 seconds, and increasing the time between attacks by 25%."
• Rank 3 changed cooldown reduced from 60 sec to 0 sec, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Creates a violent storm in the target area causing 132 Nature damage to enemies every 1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by 20%.", buff text removed: "134 damage every 1 seconds, and increasing the time between attacks by 25%."

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