Saber Slash

Saber Slash, a Rogue Combat ability, was changed in WoW Forever: "Each stack also increases damage done by your Saber Slash and Sinister Strike by 50%" in Classic Era, 33% in Forever. 45 Energy, 5 yd range, instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Saber Slash tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Saber Slash

Physical school

45 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant

Requires level 1

Viciously slash an enemy for 100% weapon damage, and cause the target to bleed for Attack Power-scaled damage every 2 sec for 12 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Each stack also increases damage done by your Saber Slash and Sinister Strike by 50%. Awards 1 combo point. Saber Slash benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.

Bleeding for 5 damage every 2 sec. Damage taken from Saber Slash and Sinister Strike increased by 50%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Saber Slash

Physical school

45 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant

Viciously slash an enemy for 100% weapon damage, and cause the target to bleed for Attack Power-scaled damage every 2 sec for 12 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Each stack also increases damage done by your Saber Slash and Sinister Strike by 33%. Awards 1 combo point. Saber Slash benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.

Bleeding for 5 damage every 2 sec. Damage taken from Saber Slash and Sinister Strike increased by 33%.

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
baseLevel	1	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 121, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 31, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 328, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 5, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 271, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 4, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 121, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 31, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 30, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 5, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 271, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 33, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 4, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Saber Slash changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Saber Slash

Other client rows named Saber Slash

The game client ships one more row named Saber Slash (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the other keeps its own page.

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

Questions about Saber Slash

Was Saber Slash nerfed in WoW Forever?

Saber Slash 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: "Each stack also increases damage done by your Saber Slash and Sinister Strike by 50%" in Classic Era, 33% in Forever.

What changed for Saber Slash in WoW Forever?

"Each stack also increases damage done by your Saber Slash and Sinister Strike by 50%" in Classic Era, 33% in Forever. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Saber Slash in WoW Forever?

Saber Slash is a Rogue ability in WoW Forever, in the Combat spellbook tab.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Sep 29, 2026 (1.15.9.70003) ·synced Oct 22, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value