Poison Cloud

Other versions of Poison Cloud: all 2 versions · #435169

Poison Cloud was buffed in WoW Forever: cast time reduced from 1 sec to instant, not graded: Nature damage 5 in Classic Era, 14 in Forever, duration 15 sec to 12 sec. Now instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Dagger item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Poison Cloud 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 Cloud

Nature school

1 sec cast

Requires level 30

Deals 5 Nature damage every 5 sec to any enemy in an 8 yard radius around the caster for 15 sec.

Deals 5 Nature damage every 5 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Poison Cloud

Nature school

Instant

Deals 14 Nature damage every 3 sec to any enemy in an 8 yard radius around the caster for 12 sec.

Deals 14 Nature damage every 3 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	30	0
castTimeMs	1000	0
castingTimeIndex	4	1
durationIndex	8	29
durationMs	15000	12000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 5000, "basePoints": 4, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "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, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Poison Cloud 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 Cloud

Was Poison Cloud nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Poison Cloud was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: cast time reduced from 1 sec to instant, not graded: Nature damage 5 in Classic Era, 14 in Forever, duration 15 sec to 12 sec.

What changed for Poison Cloud in WoW Forever?

Cast time reduced from 1 sec to instant, not graded: Nature damage 5 in Classic Era, 14 in Forever, duration 15 sec to 12 sec. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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