Shockwave

Shockwave, a Warrior Arms 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 1 to 0). 15 Rage, instant cast, 20 sec cooldown.

Shockwave tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Shockwave

Physical school

15 Rage · Instant · 20 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

Sends a wave of force in front of the warrior, causing Attack Power-scaled damage and stunning all enemy targets within 10 yards in a frontal cone for 4 sec.

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Stunned.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shockwave

Physical school

15 Rage · Instant · 20 sec cooldown

Sends a wave of force in front of the warrior, causing Attack Power-scaled damage and stunning all enemy targets within 10 yards in a frontal cone for 4 sec.

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Stunned.

Shockwave changes between Forever builds

Related to Shockwave

Talents that affect Shockwave

Other client rows named Shockwave

The game client ships one more row named Shockwave (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the other keeps its own page.

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