Scorpid Sting

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Scorpid Sting, a Hunter Marksmanship ability, was changed in WoW Forever: cost changed from 70 Mana to 9% of base mana, effect values changed, tooltip now says "Stings the target, reducing the target's chance to hit with attacks by 2% for 20 sec.", buff text now says "Chance to hit with attacks reduced by 2%.", rank text Rank 1 to none. Now 9% of base mana, 8-35 yd range, instant cast, requires level 22. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Scorpid Sting 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

Scorpid Sting

Rank 1 · Nature school

70 Mana · 8-35 yd range · Instant

Requires level 22

Stings the target, reducing Strength and Agility by 20 for 20 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.

Strength and Agility reduced by 20.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Scorpid Sting

Nature school

9% of base mana · 8-35 yd range · Instant

Requires level 22

Stings the target, reducing the target's chance to hit with attacks by 2% for 20 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.

Chance to hit with attacks reduced by 2%.

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
auraDescription	Strength and Agility reduced by $s1.	Chance to hit with attacks reduced by $s1%.
description	Stings the target, reducing Strength and Agility by $s1 for $d. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.	Stings the target, reducing the target's chance to hit with attacks by $s1% for $d. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 29, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -21, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 29, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -21, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 54, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
powerCost	70	0
powerCostPct	0	9
subtext	Rank 1	none

Scorpid Sting changes between Forever builds

In the Sep 24, 2026 build (vs Sep 23, 2026): changed rank text Rank 1 to none

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

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Questions about Scorpid Sting

Was Scorpid Sting nerfed in WoW Forever?

Scorpid Sting is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: none of its changes is graded as a buff or a nerf in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: cost changed from 70 Mana to 9% of base mana, effect values changed, tooltip now says "Stings the target, reducing the target's chance to hit with attacks by 2% for 20 sec.", buff text now says "Chance to hit with attacks reduced by 2%.", rank text Rank 1 to none.

What changed for Scorpid Sting in WoW Forever?

Cost changed from 70 Mana to 9% of base mana, effect values changed, tooltip now says "Stings the target, reducing the target's chance to hit with attacks by 2% for 20 sec.", buff text now says "Chance to hit with attacks reduced by 2%.", rank text Rank 1 to none. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Scorpid Sting in WoW Forever?

Scorpid Sting is a Hunter ability in WoW Forever, in the Marksmanship spellbook tab.

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