Ignite

Ignite, a Mage Fire ability, was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 differs from Classic Era. Rank 1: requires level 1 (effect values changed, tooltip now says "Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.", rank text Rank 1 to none). Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Granted by the Mage talent Ignite, unchanged from Classic Era. See it in the Mage talent calculator.

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 changed

Ignite tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Ignite

Rank 1 · Physical school

Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 8% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ignite

Changed: Physical school

Requires level 1

Changed: Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	0	1
description	Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 8% of your spell's damage over $12654d.	Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional $m1% of your spell's damage over $412538d.
durationIndex	21	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 40, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
subtext	Rank 1	none

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 2 unchanged

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

Classic Era rank 2 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 2: same text.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Ignite

Rank 2 · Physical school

Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 16% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ignite

Physical school

Requires level 1

Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 16% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

Shown at rank 2 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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Spell · Physical · Rank 3 unchanged

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

Classic Era rank 3 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 3: same text.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Ignite

Rank 3 · Physical school

Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 24% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ignite

Physical school

Requires level 1

Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 24% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

Shown at rank 3 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 4 unchanged

Ignite (Rank 4) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 4 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 4: same text.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Ignite

Rank 4 · Physical school

Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 32% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ignite

Physical school

Requires level 1

Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 32% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

Shown at rank 4 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 5 unchanged

Ignite (Rank 5) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 5 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 5: same text.

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Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 Rank 4 Rank 5

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Ignite

Rank 5 · Physical school

Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ignite

Physical school

Requires level 1

Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

Shown at rank 5 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

What changed for Ignite in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 changed effect values changed, tooltip now says "Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.", rank text Rank 1 to none
• Rank 2 unchanged rank 2 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
• Rank 3 unchanged rank 3 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
• Rank 4 unchanged rank 4 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
• Rank 5 unchanged rank 5 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era

Ignite changes between Forever builds

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