Reduced Maul and Swipe Cost

Reduced Maul and Swipe Cost was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Reduces the Rage cost of Maul and Swipe 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 Maul and Swipe 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 Maul and Swipe Cost

Physical school

Reduces the rage cost of Maul and Swipe by 3.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Reduced Maul and Swipe Cost

Physical school

Reduces the Rage cost of Maul and Swipe by 2.

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	Reduces the rage cost of Maul and Swipe by 3.	Reduces the Rage cost of Maul and Swipe by $/10;s1.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -31, "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": -20, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 14, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Reduced Maul and Swipe 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 Maul and Swipe Cost

Was Reduced Maul and Swipe Cost nerfed in WoW Forever?

Reduced Maul and Swipe 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: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Reduces the Rage cost of Maul and Swipe by 2."

What changed for Reduced Maul and Swipe Cost in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Reduces the Rage cost of Maul and Swipe by 2." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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