Keeper's Sting

Other versions of Keeper's Sting: all 2 versions · #29637

Keeper's Sting was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Strike your target with Keeper's Sting for 28 Nature damage." Anywhere range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Bow item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Keeper's Sting 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

Keeper's Sting

Nature school

Anywhere range · Instant

Keeper's Sting for 15 to 21 Nature damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Keeper's Sting

Nature school

Anywhere range · Instant

Strike your target with Keeper's Sting for 28 Nature damage.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Keeper's Sting for $s1 Nature damage.	Strike your target with Keeper's Sting for $29655s1 Nature damage.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 14, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 7, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 28, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.3333333 } ]

Keeper's Sting changes between Forever builds

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

What triggers Keeper's Sting

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

Questions about Keeper's Sting

Was Keeper's Sting nerfed in WoW Forever?

Keeper's Sting 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 "Strike your target with Keeper's Sting for 28 Nature damage."

What changed for Keeper's Sting in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Strike your target with Keeper's Sting for 28 Nature damage." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value