Serpent Sting

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Serpent Sting, a Hunter Marksmanship ability, is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (base level 4 to 0). 100 yd range, instant cast.

Serpent 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

Serpent Sting

Rank 1 · Nature school

100 yd range · Instant

Requires level 4

Stings the target, causing 16 Nature damage over 12 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.

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Causes 4 Nature damage every 3 seconds.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Serpent Sting

Rank 1 · Nature school

100 yd range · Instant

Stings the target, causing 16 Nature damage over 12 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.

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Causes 4 Nature damage every 3 seconds.

Serpent Sting changes between Forever builds

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