Scarlet Steed

Scarlet Steed was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, buff text changed. 3 sec cast. It is taught by a Junk item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Scarlet Steed 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

Scarlet Steed

Summon · Physical school

3 sec cast

Requires level 60

Summons and dismisses a rideable Scarlet Steed. This is a very fast mount.

Increases speed by 100%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Scarlet Steed

Summon · Physical school

3 sec cast

Summons and dismisses a rideable Scarlet Steed. This is a very fast mount.

Removed in Forever

Increases speed by 100%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: 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
auraDescription	Increases speed by $s2%.	$?j1g[Increases ground speed by $j1g%. ][]
baseLevel	60	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 78, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 242159, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 32, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 99, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "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": 0, "effect": 77, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 78, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 242159, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 77, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
spellLevel	60	0

Scarlet Steed changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Scarlet Steed

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

Questions about Scarlet Steed

Was Scarlet Steed nerfed in WoW Forever?

Scarlet Steed 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, buff text changed.

What changed for Scarlet Steed in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, buff text changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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