Mutilate

Mutilate, a Rogue Assassination ability, was nerfed in WoW Forever: Rank 2 cost increased from 40 Energy to 60 Energy. 4 of 4 ranks differ from Classic Era, 3 of them new. Rank 4: 60 Energy, 5 yd range, instant cast, requires level 60. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 added

Mutilate (Rank 1) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

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Forever Oct 22, 2026

Mutilate

Rank 1 · Physical school

60 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant

Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 17 with each weapon. Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.

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Spell · Physical · Rank 2 changed

Mutilate (Rank 2) 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 Sep 29, 2026

Mutilate

Physical school

40 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant

Requires level 1

Instantly attacks with both weapons for 95% weapon damage plus an additional amount that scales with your level with each weapon. Damage is increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 combo points. Mutilate benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Backstab unless otherwise specified.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Mutilate

Changed: Rank 2 · Physical school

Changed: 60 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant

Changed: Requires level 40

Changed: Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 25 with each weapon. Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned, and effects, spellLevel (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
baseLevel	1	40
description	Instantly attacks with both weapons for $399961s2% weapon damage plus an additional ${$399960m1/100*$<base>*$399961m2/100} with each weapon. Damage is increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 combo points. Mutilate benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Backstab unless otherwise specified.	Instantly attacks with both weapons for $399960s2% weapon damage plus an additional ${$399960m1*$399960m2/100} with each weapon. Damage increased by $m4% against Poisoned targets. Awards $m1 Combo $LPoint:Points;.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 328, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 64, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 399960, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 64, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 399961, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 30, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 64, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 399960, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 64, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 399961, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 20, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId	132304	236270
powerCost	40	60
spellLevel	1	40
subtext	none	Rank 2
descriptionVariables	$base=${5.741530-0.255683*$PL+0.032656*$PL*$PL} $percombo=${8.740728-0.415787*$PL+0.051973*$PL*$PL}	none

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Spell · Physical · Rank 3 added

Mutilate (Rank 3) tooltip in WoW Forever

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Forever Oct 22, 2026

Mutilate

Rank 3 · Physical school

60 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant

Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 36 with each weapon. Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.

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Spell · Physical · Rank 4 added

Mutilate (Rank 4) tooltip in WoW Forever

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Forever Oct 22, 2026

Mutilate

Rank 4 · Physical school

60 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant

Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 50 with each weapon. Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.

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What changed for Mutilate in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 added new in WoW Forever
• Rank 2 changed cost increased from 40 Energy to 60 Energy, required level increased from 1 to 40, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip text changed, rank text none to Rank 2, icon changed, updated description variables
• Rank 3 added new in WoW Forever
• Rank 4 added new in WoW Forever

Mutilate changes between Forever builds

Other client rows with this name and rank

The client ships more than one row for some ranks of Mutilate (an internal or triggered twin sharing the name and rank). The row with the in-game description is shown above; the others keep their own page.

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