Purification

Purification, a Shaman Restoration ability, was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 differs from Classic Era. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Granted by the Shaman talent Purification, unchanged from Classic Era. See it in the Shaman talent calculator.

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 changed

Purification tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Purification

Rank 1 · Physical school

Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 2%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Purification

Changed: Physical school

Changed: Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 10%.

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
description	Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by $s1%.$?s435884[ Increases healing from your Riptide and Earth Shield by an additional $s2%.][]	Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by $m1%.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 108, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 8, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 108, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 20, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 108, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 20, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 22, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 108, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 108, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 22, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
subtext	Rank 1	none

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 2 unchanged

Purification (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 2 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 2: same text.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Purification

Rank 2 · Physical school

Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 4%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Purification

Physical school

Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 4%.

Shown at rank 2 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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Spell · Physical · Rank 3 unchanged

Purification (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 3 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 3: same text.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Purification

Rank 3 · Physical school

Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 6%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Purification

Physical school

Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 6%.

Shown at rank 3 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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Spell · Physical · Rank 4 unchanged

Purification (Rank 4) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 4 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 4: same text.

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Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 Rank 4 Rank 5

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Purification

Rank 4 · Physical school

Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 8%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Purification

Physical school

Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 8%.

Shown at rank 4 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 5 unchanged

Purification (Rank 5) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 5 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 5: same text.

Change rank

Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 Rank 4 Rank 5

of 5

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Purification

Rank 5 · Physical school

Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 10%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Purification

Physical school

Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 10%.

Shown at rank 5 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

What changed for Purification in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 changed effect values changed, tooltip now says "Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 10%.", rank text Rank 1 to none
• Rank 2 unchanged rank 2 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
• Rank 3 unchanged rank 3 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
• Rank 4 unchanged rank 4 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
• Rank 5 unchanged rank 5 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era

Purification changes between Forever builds

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