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Spells / Melee Specialist
Spell · Hunter · Belt rune · Physical changed

Melee Specialist

Melee Specialist, a Hunter Belt rune, was changed in WoW Forever: chance 40% in Classic Era, 30% in Forever. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Applied by Engrave Belt - Melee Specialist and taught by Rune of Close Combat. Runes and engraving in WoW Forever →

Melee Specialist 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
Melee Specialist
Physical school
Your Raptor Strike is now instant, and Mongoose Bite and Raptor Strike have a 40% chance on each attack to reset the cooldowns of Mongoose Bite and Raptor Strike.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Melee Specialist
Physical school
Changed: Your Raptor Strike is now instant, and Mongoose Bite and Raptor Strike have a 30% chance on each attack to reset the cooldowns of Mongoose Bite and Raptor Strike.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
Field Classic Era Forever
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"triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415336, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 4, "miscValue": [ 14260, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415337, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 5, "miscValue": [ 14261, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415338, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 6, "miscValue": [ 14262, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415340, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 7, "miscValue": [ 14263, 0 ], 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0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 30, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415335, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 2973, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415336, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 4, "miscValue": [ 14260, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415337, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 5, "miscValue": [ 14261, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415338, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 6, "miscValue": [ 14262, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415340, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 7, "miscValue": [ 14263, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415341, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 8, "miscValue": [ 14264, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415342, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 9, "miscValue": [ 14265, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 332, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 415343, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 10, "miscValue": [ 14266, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Melee Specialist changes between Forever builds

Other client rows named Melee Specialist

The game client ships one more row named Melee Specialist (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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See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Melee Specialist

Was Melee Specialist nerfed in WoW Forever?

Melee Specialist 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: chance 40% in Classic Era, 30% in Forever.

What changed for Melee Specialist in WoW Forever?

Chance 40% in Classic Era, 30% in Forever. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Melee Specialist in WoW Forever?

Melee Specialist is a Hunter rune for the Belt slot in the WoW Forever client.

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