Spell · Warlock · Demonology · Physical · Shapeshift internal
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis, a Warlock Demonology ability, 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). 100% of base mana, instant cast.
Metamorphosis tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.
Classic Era Sep 29, 2026
Metamorphosis
Shapeshift · Physical school
100% of base mana · Instant
Requires level 1
Transform into a Demon, increasing Armor by 500%, Health by 15%, reducing the chance you will be critically hit by 6%, increasing your threat by 50%, increasing mana gained from Life Tap by 100%, but reducing all damage you deal by 10%. Metamorphosis transforms the functionality of some abilities and grants new ones:
Searing Pain: Now instant.
Shadow Bolt: Becomes Shadow Cleave, a Shadow melee attack that hits up to 10 nearby enemies, but has a 6 sec cooldown.
Fear: Replaced with Menace.
Taunts the target to attack you, but has no effect if the target is already attacking you.
Demon Charge
Charge an enemy and stun it for 1 sec. Cannot be used in combat.
Demonic Howl
Forces all nearby enemies to focus attacks on you for 6 sec.
Armor increased by 500%, Health increased by 15%, chance to be critically hit reduced by 6%, threat increased by 50%, mana gained from Life Tap increased by 100%, damage done decreased by 10%, some abilities modified, and some new abilities granted.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Metamorphosis
Shapeshift · Physical school
100% of base mana · Instant
Changed: Transform into a Demon, increasing Armor by 500%, Health by 15%, reducing the chance you will be critically hit by 6%, increasing your threat by 77%, increasing mana gained from Life Tap by 100%, but reducing all damage you deal by 15%. Metamorphosis transforms the functionality of some abilities and grants new ones:
Searing Pain: Now instant.
Shadow Bolt: Becomes Shadow Cleave, a Shadow melee attack that hits up to 10 nearby enemies, but has a 6 sec cooldown.
Fear: Replaced with Menace.
Taunts the target to attack you, but has no effect if the target is already attacking you.
Demon Charge
Charge an enemy and stun it for 1 sec. Cannot be used in combat.
Demonic Howl
Forces all nearby enemies to focus attacks on you for 6 sec.
Changed: Armor increased by 500%, Health increased by 15%, chance to be critically hit reduced by 6%, threat increased by 77%, mana gained from Life Tap increased by 100%, damage done decreased by 15%, some abilities modified, and some new abilities granted.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
| Field | Classic Era | Forever |
| baseLevel | 1 | 0 |
Metamorphosis changes between Forever builds
Related to Metamorphosis
Other client rows named Metamorphosis
The game client ships one more row
named Metamorphosis (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
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Questions about Metamorphosis
Did Metamorphosis change in WoW Forever?
No. Metamorphosis 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).
Which class gets Metamorphosis in WoW Forever?
Metamorphosis is a Warlock ability in WoW Forever, in the Demonology spellbook tab.