Poison

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Poison was buffed in WoW Forever: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Nature damage 9 in Classic Era, 13 in Forever, duration 20 sec to 7 sec. Now 100 yd range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Fist Weapon item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Poison 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

Poison

Nature school

5 yd range · Instant

Requires level 50

Poisons target for 9 Nature damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.

9 Nature damage inflicted every 2 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Poison

Nature school

100 yd range · Instant

Poisons target for 13 Nature damage every 1 sec for 7 sec.

13 Nature damage inflicted every 1 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	50	0
durationIndex	18	165
durationMs	20000	7000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 8, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 13, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
rangeIndex	2	6
rangeMaxYards	5	100

Poison changes between Forever builds

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

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

Questions about Poison

Was Poison nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Poison was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Nature damage 9 in Classic Era, 13 in Forever, duration 20 sec to 7 sec.

What changed for Poison in WoW Forever?

Range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Nature damage 9 in Classic Era, 13 in Forever, duration 20 sec to 7 sec. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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