Was Primal Bite nerfed in WoW Forever?

Yes. Primal Bite was nerfed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era.

Spells /Primal Bite

Spell · Physical · Ranks 1-4 nerfed

Primal Bite

Q: What changed for Primal Bite in WoW Forever?

Rank 1: required level increased from 1 to 25, cost increased from 150 to 200, normal damage 160% in Classic Era, 100% in Forever, tooltip text changed, buff text changed, duration changed, and 3 more changes. Rank 2: new in WoW Forever. Rank 3: new in WoW Forever. Rank 4: new in WoW Forever. Each rank's Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Primal Bite was nerfed in WoW Forever: 4 of 4 ranks differ from Classic Era, 3 of them new. Rank 4: 200 Rage, 5 yd range, instant cast, 6 sec cooldown, requires level 60. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 changed

Primal Bite (Rank 1) 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

Mangle

Bear · Physical school

150 Rage · 5 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

Mangle the target for 160% normal damage and cause the target to take 30% additional damage from Bleed effects and Shred for 1 min. This ability benefits from and triggers all effects associated with Claw and Maul. Hitting a target with Mangle (Bear) also grants you 4 Attack Power for each point of your defense skill beyond ${$PL*5}. Lasts 15 sec.

All Bleed effects and Shred cause 30% additional damage.

Forever 1.60.1.70009

Primal Bite

Rank 1 · Physical school

200 Rage · 5 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Requires level 25

Bite the target for 100% normal damage plus 26.

All Bleed effects and Shred cause 30% additional damage.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned, and spellLevel (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

A highlighted $ formula is computed by the game client from spell power, level and talents; the client does not store the final number, so the template is shown verbatim rather than a value invented.

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Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	All Bleed effects and Shred cause $s3% additional damage.	none
baseLevel	1	25
description	Mangle the target for $s2% normal damage and cause the target to take $s3% additional damage from Bleed effects and Shred for $d. This ability benefits from and triggers all effects associated with Claw and Maul. Hitting a target with Mangle (Bear) also grants you $460171s1 Attack Power for each point of your defense skill beyond ${$PL*5}. Lasts $460171d.	Bite the target for $s2% normal damage plus $s1.
durationIndex	3	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 58, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 160, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 31, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 255, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 30, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 15, 0 ], "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 26, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 58, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 31, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId	132135	132278
name	Mangle	Primal Bite
powerCost	150	200
spellLevel	1	25
subtext	Bear	Rank 1

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Spell · Physical · Rank 2 added

Primal Bite (Rank 2) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

Forever 1.60.1.70009

Primal Bite

Rank 2 · Physical school

200 Rage · 5 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Bite the target for 100% normal damage plus 38.

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Spell · Physical · Rank 3 added

Primal Bite (Rank 3) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

Forever 1.60.1.70009

Primal Bite

Rank 3 · Physical school

200 Rage · 5 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Bite the target for 100% normal damage plus 59.

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Spell · Physical · Rank 4 added

Primal Bite (Rank 4) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

Forever 1.60.1.70009

Primal Bite

Rank 4 · Physical school

200 Rage · 5 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Bite the target for 100% normal damage plus 77.

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What changed for Primal Bite in WoW Forever

Rank 1 changed required level increased from 1 to 25, cost increased from 150 to 200, normal damage 160% in Classic Era, 100% in Forever, tooltip text changed, buff text changed, duration changed, and 3 more changes
Rank 2 added new in WoW Forever
Rank 3 added new in WoW Forever
Rank 4 added new in WoW Forever

Primal Bite change history by build

Build Compared to Change

1.60.1.70009 1.60.1.69977 4 ranks changed

1.60.1.70009 1.15.9.69722 1 rank changed, 3 added

1.60.1.69977 1.15.9.69722 1 rank changed, 3 added

1.60.1.69913 1.15.9.69722 1 rank changed, 3 added

1.60.1.69893 1.15.9.69722 1 rank changed, 3 added

1.60.1.69876 1.15.9.69722 1 rank changed, 3 added

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