Incineration

Incineration (Incinerate in Classic Era), a Mage Fire ability, was changed in WoW Forever: Rank 1 tooltip value 2% in Classic Era, 6% in Forever. 2 of 2 ranks differ from Classic Era. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Granted by the Mage talent Incineration. This is the spell it teaches; the talent's own change is on its page.

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 changed

Incineration 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

Incinerate

Rank 1 · Physical school

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 2%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Changed: Incineration

Changed: Physical school

Changed: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by $s1%.	Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by $s1%.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 7, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 6, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 7, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
name	Incinerate	Incineration
subtext	Rank 1	none

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Spell · Physical · Rank 2 changed

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

Classic Era rank 2 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 2, changes marked.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Incinerate

Rank 2 · Physical school

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 4%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Changed: Incineration

Physical school

Changed: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 4%.

Shown at rank 2 of 3.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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What changed for Incineration in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 changed tooltip value 2% in Classic Era, 6% in Forever, tooltip now says "Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%.", renamed from Incinerate, rank text Rank 1 to none
• Rank 2 changed rank 2 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it now reads "Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 4%."

Incineration changes between Forever builds

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