Premeditation

Premeditation, a Rogue Subtlety ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Adds 2 Combo Points to your target." and "You must add to or use those combo points within 20 sec or the combo points are lost.", buff text added: "2 additional Combo Points.", duration 10 sec to 20 sec. 20 yd range, instant cast, 2 min cooldown, requires level 20. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Premeditation 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

Premeditation

Physical school

20 yd range · Instant · 120 sec cooldown

Requires level 20

When used, adds 2 combo points to your target. You must add to or use those combo points within 10 sec or the combo points are lost.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Premeditation

Physical school

20 yd range · Instant · 120 sec cooldown

Requires level 20

Adds 2 Combo Points to your target. You must add to or use those combo points within 20 sec or the combo points are lost.

2 additional Combo Points.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (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
auraDescription	none	$s1 additional Combo Points.
description	When used, adds $s1 combo points to your target. You must add to or use those combo points within $d or the combo points are lost.	Adds $s1 Combo Points to your target. You must add to or use those combo points within $d or the combo points are lost.
durationIndex	1	18
durationMs	10000	20000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 328, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 560, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "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": 560, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Premeditation changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Premeditation

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

Questions about Premeditation

Was Premeditation nerfed in WoW Forever?

Premeditation 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: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Adds 2 Combo Points to your target." and "You must add to or use those combo points within 20 sec or the combo points are lost.", buff text added: "2 additional Combo Points.", duration 10 sec to 20 sec.

What changed for Premeditation in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Adds 2 Combo Points to your target." and "You must add to or use those combo points within 20 sec or the combo points are lost.", buff text added: "2 additional Combo Points.", duration 10 sec to 20 sec. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Premeditation in WoW Forever?

Premeditation is a Rogue ability in WoW Forever, in the Subtlety spellbook tab.

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