Spells /Lethal Attacks

Spell · Hunter · Marksmanship · Physical · Ranks 1-5

Lethal Attacks

Lethal Attacks (Lethal Shots in Classic Era), a Hunter Marksmanship ability, was changed in WoW Forever: 5 of 5 ranks differ from Classic Era. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Granted by the Hunter talent Lethal Attacks. This is the spell it teaches; the talent's own change is on its page.

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 changed

Lethal Attacks 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

Lethal Shots

Rank 1 · Physical school

Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 1%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Lethal Attacks

Physical school

Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Increases your critical strike chance $?s446374[][with ranged weapons] by $462658s1%.	Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by $m1%.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 52, "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": 290, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
name	Lethal Shots	Lethal Attacks
subtext	Rank 1	none

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 2 changed

Lethal Shots (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

Lethal Shots

Rank 2 · Physical school

Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 2%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Lethal Attacks

Physical school

Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 2%.

Shown at rank 2 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 3 changed

Lethal Shots (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 3 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 3, changes marked.

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of 5

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Lethal Shots

Rank 3 · Physical school

Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 3%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Lethal Attacks

Physical school

Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 3%.

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 changed

Lethal Shots (Rank 4) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 4 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 4, changes marked.

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of 5

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Lethal Shots

Rank 4 · Physical school

Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 4%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Lethal Attacks

Physical school

Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 4%.

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 changed

Lethal Shots (Rank 5) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 5 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 5, changes marked.

Change rank

of 5

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Lethal Shots

Rank 5 · Physical school

Increases your critical strike chance with ranged weapons by 5%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Lethal Attacks

Physical school

Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%.

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 Lethal Attacks in WoW Forever

Rank 1 changed effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%.", renamed from Lethal Shots, rank text Rank 1 to none
Rank 2 changed rank 2 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it now reads "Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 2%."
Rank 3 changed rank 3 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it now reads "Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 3%."
Rank 4 changed rank 4 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it now reads "Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 4%."
Rank 5 changed rank 5 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it now reads "Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%."

Lethal Attacks changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Lethal Attacks

Questions about Lethal Attacks

Was Lethal Attacks nerfed in WoW Forever?

Lethal Attacks 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 for Lethal Attacks in WoW Forever?

Rank 1: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%.", renamed from Lethal Shots, rank text Rank 1 to none. Rank 2: rank 2 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it now reads "Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 2%." Rank 3: rank 3 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it now reads "Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 3%." Rank 4: rank 4 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it now reads "Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 4%." Rank 5: rank 5 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it now reads "Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks by 5%." Each rank's Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Lethal Attacks in WoW Forever?

Lethal Attacks is a Hunter ability in WoW Forever, in the Marksmanship spellbook tab.

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