Reduced Claw and Rake Cost

Reduced Claw and Rake Cost was changed in WoW Forever: tooltip value 3 in Classic Era, 2 in Forever, tooltip now says "Reduces the energy cost of Claw, Rake, and Mangle by 2." It is the Equip effect of a Relic item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Reduced Claw and Rake Cost 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

Reduced Claw and Rake Cost

Physical school

Reduces the energy cost of Claw and Rake by 3.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Reduced Claw and Rake Cost

Physical school

Reduces the energy cost of Claw, Rake, and Mangle by 2.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Reduces the energy cost of Claw and Rake by $s1.	Reduces the energy cost of Claw, Rake, and Mangle by $s1.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -4, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 14, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 14, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Reduced Claw and Rake Cost 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 Reduced Claw and Rake Cost

Was Reduced Claw and Rake Cost nerfed in WoW Forever?

Reduced Claw and Rake Cost 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: tooltip value 3 in Classic Era, 2 in Forever, tooltip now says "Reduces the energy cost of Claw, Rake, and Mangle by 2."

What changed for Reduced Claw and Rake Cost in WoW Forever?

Tooltip value 3 in Classic Era, 2 in Forever, tooltip now says "Reduces the energy cost of Claw, Rake, and Mangle by 2." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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