Instant Poison

Instant Poison, 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 15 Nature damage." and "60 charges." 3 sec cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Instant Poison 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

Rank 1 · 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 19 to 25 Nature damage. 40 charges.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Instant Poison

Rank 1 · 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 15 Nature damage. 60 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 $8680s1 Nature damage. 40 charges.	Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for ${$m2/60} minutes. Each strike has a $8679h% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts $8680s1 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": 60, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Instant Poison changes between Forever builds

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

What Instant Poison creates

Related to Instant Poison

Other client rows named Instant Poison

The game client ships one more row named Instant Poison (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.

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

Questions about Instant Poison

Was Instant Poison nerfed in WoW Forever?

Instant Poison 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 15 Nature damage." and "60 charges."

What changed for Instant Poison in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 15 Nature damage." and "60 charges." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Instant Poison in WoW Forever?

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

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