Riptide

Riptide, a Shaman Restoration ability, was changed in WoW Forever: 3 of 3 ranks differ from Classic Era, 2 of them new. Rank 3: 385 Mana, 40 yd range, instant cast, 6 sec cooldown, requires level 60. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Nature · Rank 1 changed

Riptide (Rank 1) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Riptide

Nature school

18% of base mana · 40 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

Heals a friendly target for an amount that scales with your level and another an amount that scales with your level over 15 sec. Your Chain Heals cast on that primary target within 15 sec will increase the amount of the Chain Heal by 25%. This spell also triggers Ancestral Awakening.

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Heals 12 every 3 seconds. Increases caster's Chain Heal by 25%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Riptide

Changed: Rank 1 · Nature school

Changed: 245 Mana · 40 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Changed: Requires level 40

Changed: Heals a friendly target for 480, an additional 445 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

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Changed: Heals 89 every 3 sec. Increases the effectiveness of the caster's Chain Heal spells cast directly on this target by 25%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: maxLevel, spellLevel (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	Heals $w2 every $t2 seconds. Increases caster's Chain Heal by $s3%.	Heals $w2 every $t2 sec. Increases the effectiveness of the caster's Chain Heal spells cast directly on this target by $s3%.
baseLevel	1	40
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	0	6000
description	Heals a friendly target for ${$m1/100*$<healpower>} to ${$M1/100*$<healpower>} and another ${5*$m2/100*$<healpower>} over $d. Your Chain Heals cast on that primary target within $d will increase the amount of the Chain Heal by $s3%. This spell also triggers Ancestral Awakening.	Heals a friendly target for $s1, an additional $o2 over $d, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by $s3%.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 56, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 7, "effect": 10, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 8, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 12, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 25, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 480, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 10, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 3.7, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.1 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 8, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 89, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 25, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
maxLevel	0	48
powerCost	0	245
powerCostPct	18	0
recoveryTimeMs	6000	0
spellLevel	1	40
subtext	none	Rank 1

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Spell · Nature · Rank 2 added

Riptide (Rank 2) tooltip in WoW Forever

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

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Forever Oct 22, 2026

Riptide

Rank 2 · Nature school

300 Mana · 40 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Heals a friendly target for 612, an additional 575 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

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Heals 115 every 3 sec. Increases the effectiveness of the caster's Chain Heal spells cast directly on this target by 25%.

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Spell · Nature · Rank 3 added

Riptide (Rank 3) tooltip in WoW Forever

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Forever Oct 22, 2026

Riptide

Rank 3 · Nature school

385 Mana · 40 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Heals a friendly target for 841, an additional 805 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

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Heals 161 every 3 sec. Increases the effectiveness of the caster's Chain Heal spells cast directly on this target by 25%.

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What changed for Riptide in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 changed required level increased from 1 to 40, cost changed from 18% of base mana to 245 Mana, heal 12 in Classic Era, 89 in Forever, tooltip text changed, buff text now says "Heals 89 every 3 sec." and "Increases the effectiveness of the caster's Chain Heal spells cast directly on this target by 25%.", rank text none to Rank 1
• Rank 2 added new in WoW Forever
• Rank 3 added new in WoW Forever

Riptide changes between Forever builds

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