Spell · Nature internal
Lightning Strike
Other versions of Lightning Strike: all 5 versions · From Darkmoon Card: Maelstrom · #23687 · #1213417 · #1213418
Lightning Strike is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (base level 1 to 0). 30 yd range, instant cast.
Lightning Strike 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
Lightning Strike
30 yd range · Instant
Requires level 1
Does 3 additional Lightning damage to the target.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Lightning Strike
30 yd range · Instant
Does 3 additional Lightning damage to the target.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
Lightning Strike changes between Forever builds
What triggers Lightning Strike
See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →
Questions about Lightning Strike
Did Lightning Strike change in WoW Forever?
No. Lightning Strike is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (base level 1 to 0).
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