Savage

Savage (Axe Specialization in Classic Era), an Orc racial, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1%." Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Savage 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

Axe Specialization

Racial Passive · Physical school

Skill with Axes and Two-Handed Axes increased by 5.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Savage

Racial Passive · Physical school

Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1%.

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	Skill with Axes and Two-Handed Axes increased by $s1.	Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by $s1%.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 98, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 4, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 44, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 98, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 4, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 172, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 290, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
name	Axe Specialization	Savage

Savage changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026): changed tooltip now says "Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1%.", renamed from Axe Specialization

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

Related to Savage

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

Questions about Savage

Was Savage nerfed in WoW Forever?

Savage 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 "Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1%.", renamed from Axe Specialization.

What changed for Savage in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1%.", renamed from Axe Specialization. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which race has Savage in WoW Forever?

Savage is an Orc racial in WoW Forever.

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