Shredding Attacks

Shredding Attacks (Improved Shred in Classic Era), a Druid Feral Combat ability, was changed in WoW Forever: 2 of 2 ranks differ from Classic Era. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Granted by the Druid talent Shredding Attacks. This is the spell it teaches; the talent's own change is on its page.

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 changed

Shredding Attacks tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Improved Shred

Rank 1 · Physical school

Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Changed: Shredding Attacks

Changed: Physical school

Changed: Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 6.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by $s1.	Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by $m1 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by ${$m2/-10}.
durationIndex	21	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -7, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 14, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -6, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 14, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -60, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 14, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
name	Improved Shred	Shredding Attacks
subtext	Rank 1	none

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Spell · Physical · Rank 2 internal

Improved Shred (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

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Rank 1 Rank 2

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Improved Shred

Rank 2 · Physical school

Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 12.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Improved Shred

Rank 2 · Physical school

Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 12.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
durationIndex	21	0

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What changed for Shredding Attacks in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 changed effect values changed, tooltip now says "Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 6.", renamed from Improved Shred, rank text Rank 1 to none
• Rank 2 internal unchanged on the tooltip; the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (duration index 21 to 0, same duration)

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