Moonkin Aura

Moonkin Aura, a Druid Balance ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip text added: "Increases spell Critical Strike chance by 3%.", buff text now says "Increases spell Critical Strike chance by 3%." Instant cast, requires level 40. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Moonkin Aura 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

Moonkin Aura

Nature school

Instant

Requires level 40

Increases spell critical chance by 3%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Moonkin Aura

Nature school

Instant

Requires level 40

Increases spell Critical Strike chance by 3%.

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
auraDescription	Increases spell critical chance by $s1%.	Increases spell Critical Strike chance by $s1%.
description	none	Increases spell Critical Strike chance by $s1%.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 57, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 35, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 30, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 57, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 3, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 65, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 45, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Moonkin Aura changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026): changed effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip text added: "Increases spell Critical Strike chance by 3%.", buff text changed "Increases critical strike chance by 3%." to "Increases spell Critical Strike chance by 3%."

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

Related to Moonkin Aura

What triggers Moonkin Aura

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

Questions about Moonkin Aura

Was Moonkin Aura nerfed in WoW Forever?

Moonkin Aura 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 text added: "Increases spell Critical Strike chance by 3%.", buff text now says "Increases spell Critical Strike chance by 3%."

What changed for Moonkin Aura in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip text added: "Increases spell Critical Strike chance by 3%.", buff text now says "Increases spell Critical Strike chance by 3%." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Moonkin Aura in WoW Forever?

Moonkin Aura is a Druid ability in WoW Forever, in the Balance 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