Rot

Other versions of Rot: all 3 versions · #1231258 · From Rot-Covered Harpoon

Rot shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era, but behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 2 effects, and moved internal columns the tooltip does not show (baseLevel 60 to 0; spellLevel 60 to 0). The client does not say what that changes in play. Instant cast.

Rot 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

Rot

Nature school

Instant

Requires level 60

Taking 100 Nature damage every 2 sec and time between attacks increased by 15%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Rot

Nature school

Instant

Taking 100 Nature damage every 2 sec and time between attacks increased by 15%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects, 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
baseLevel	60	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 138, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -15, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 319, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -15, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 8, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
spellLevel	60	0

Rot changes between Forever builds

Same tooltip as Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

What triggers Rot

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

Questions about Rot

Did Rot change in WoW Forever?

Not on the tooltip. Rot shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era; behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 2 effects, and moved internal columns the tooltip does not show (baseLevel 60 to 0; spellLevel 60 to 0).

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value