Instant Poison III

Instant Poison III, a Rogue Poisons ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 33 Nature damage." and "105 charges." 3 sec cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Instant Poison III 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

Instant Poison III

Rank 3 · Physical school

3 sec cast

Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes. Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 44 to 56 Nature damage. 70 charges.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Instant Poison III

Rank 3 · Physical school

3 sec cast

Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes. Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 33 Nature damage. 105 charges.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes. Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts $8689s1 Nature damage. 70 charges.	Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for ${$m2/60} minutes. Each strike has a $8688h% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts $8689s1 Nature damage. $m3 charges.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 24, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 24, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1800, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 105, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Instant Poison III changes between Forever builds

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

What Instant Poison III creates

Related to Instant Poison III

Other client rows named Instant Poison III

The game client ships one more row named Instant Poison III (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the other keeps its own page.

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Questions about Instant Poison III

Was Instant Poison III nerfed in WoW Forever?

Instant Poison III 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 "Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 33 Nature damage." and "105 charges."

What changed for Instant Poison III in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 33 Nature damage." and "105 charges." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Instant Poison III in WoW Forever?

Instant Poison III is a Rogue ability in WoW Forever, in the Poisons spellbook tab.

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