Poison

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Poison was changed in WoW Forever: Nature damage 4 in Classic Era, 14 in Forever, duration 20 sec to 9 sec. 5 yd range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of 2 Dagger items the client lists without their names or tooltips. 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 25

Poisons target for 4 Nature damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.

4 Nature damage inflicted every 2 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Poison

Nature school

5 yd range · Instant

Poisons target for 14 Nature damage every 3 sec for 9 sec.

14 Nature damage inflicted every 3 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	25	0
durationIndex	18	105
durationMs	20000	9000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 3, "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": 3000, "basePoints": 14, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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?

Poison 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: Nature damage 4 in Classic Era, 14 in Forever, duration 20 sec to 9 sec.

What changed for Poison in WoW Forever?

Nature damage 4 in Classic Era, 14 in Forever, duration 20 sec to 9 sec. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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