Potion of Demon Slaying

Q: Was Potion of Demon Slaying nerfed in WoW Forever?

Yes. Potion of Demon Slaying was nerfed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: category cooldown increased from 0 sec to 2 min, against Demons 265 in Classic Era, 180 in Forever, tooltip text changed, buff text changed, renamed from Elixir of Demonslaying, and 1 more change.

Q: What changed for Potion of Demon Slaying in WoW Forever?

Category cooldown increased from 0 sec to 2 min, against Demons 265 in Classic Era, 180 in Forever, tooltip text changed, buff text changed, renamed from Elixir of Demonslaying, and 1 more change. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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Potion of Demon Slaying was nerfed in WoW Forever: category cooldown increased from 0 sec to 2 min, against Demons 265 in Classic Era, 180 in Forever, tooltip text changed, buff text changed, renamed from Elixir of Demonslaying, and 1 more change. Now instant cast, 2 min cooldown. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Potion of Demon Slaying tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era 1.15.9.69722

Elixir of Demonslaying

Holy school

Instant

Requires level 50

Increases attack power by 265 against demons. Lasts 5 min.

Increases attack power against demons by 265.

Forever 1.60.1.70009

Potion of Demon Slaying

Holy school

Instant · 120 sec cooldown

Requires level 50

Increases Attack Power by 180 against Demons. Lasts 5 min.

Attack Power increased by 180 against Demons.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Increases attack power against demons by $s1.	Attack Power increased by $w1 against Demons.
baseLevel	50	0
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	0	120000
description	Increases attack power by $s1 against demons. Lasts $d.	Increases Attack Power by $s1 against Demons. Lasts $d.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 102, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 264, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 102, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 180, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId	135957	134807
name	Elixir of Demonslaying	Potion of Demon Slaying

Potion of Demon Slaying change history by build

Build Compared to Change

1.60.1.70009 1.60.1.69977 6 fields

1.60.1.70009 1.15.9.69722 7 fields

1.60.1.69977 1.15.9.69722 9 fields

1.60.1.69913 1.15.9.69722 9 fields

1.60.1.69893 1.15.9.69722 9 fields

1.60.1.69876 1.15.9.69722 9 fields

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