Searing Arrow

Other versions of Searing Arrow: all 2 versions · #29624

Searing Arrow was changed in WoW Forever: Fire damage 18 to 26 in Classic Era, 28 in Forever (a 23 to 33 roll), tooltip now says "Fires a Searing Arrow at the target for 28 Fire damage." Anywhere range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Bow item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Searing Arrow 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

Searing Arrow

Fire school

Anywhere range · Instant

Searing Arrow for 18 to 26 Fire damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Searing Arrow

Fire school

Anywhere range · Instant

Fires a Searing Arrow at the target for 28 Fire damage.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Searing Arrow for $s1 Fire damage.	Fires a Searing Arrow at the target for $s1 Fire damage.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 17, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 9, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 28, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.3636364 } ]

Searing Arrow changes between Forever builds

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

What triggers Searing Arrow

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

Questions about Searing Arrow

Was Searing Arrow nerfed in WoW Forever?

Searing Arrow 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: Fire damage 18 to 26 in Classic Era, 28 in Forever (a 23 to 33 roll), tooltip now says "Fires a Searing Arrow at the target for 28 Fire damage."

What changed for Searing Arrow in WoW Forever?

Fire damage 18 to 26 in Classic Era, 28 in Forever (a 23 to 33 roll), tooltip now says "Fires a Searing Arrow at the target for 28 Fire damage." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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