Searing Blast

Searing Blast was buffed in WoW Forever: range increased from 30 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Fire damage 60 in Classic Era, 56 in Forever, tooltip now says "Blasts a target for 56 Fire damage and increases Fire damage done to target by 10 for 30 sec." Now 100 yd range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Dagger item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Searing Blast 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 Blast

Fire school

30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 30

Blasts a target for 60 Fire damage and increases damage done to target by Fire damage by 10 for 30 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Searing Blast

Fire school

100 yd range · Instant

Blasts a target for 56 Fire damage and increases Fire damage done to target by 10 for 30 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	30	0
description	Blasts a target for $s1 Fire damage and increases damage done to target by Fire damage by $s2 for $d1.	Blasts a target for $s1 Fire damage and increases Fire damage done to target by $s2 for $d.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 59, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 13, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 9, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 56, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 13, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
rangeIndex	4	6
rangeMaxYards	30	100

Searing Blast changes between Forever builds

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

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

Questions about Searing Blast

Was Searing Blast nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Searing Blast was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: range increased from 30 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Fire damage 60 in Classic Era, 56 in Forever, tooltip now says "Blasts a target for 56 Fire damage and increases Fire damage done to target by 10 for 30 sec."

What changed for Searing Blast in WoW Forever?

Range increased from 30 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Fire damage 60 in Classic Era, 56 in Forever, tooltip now says "Blasts a target for 56 Fire damage and increases Fire damage done to target by 10 for 30 sec." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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