Siphon Health

Siphon Health was buffed in WoW Forever: range increased from 30 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Shadow damage 30 in Classic Era, 49 in Forever, duration 15 sec to 5 sec. Now 100 yd range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of 2 Sword items the client lists without their names or tooltips. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Siphon Health 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

Siphon Health

Shadow school

30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 60

Deals 30 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 15 sec. All damage done is then transferred to the caster.

Deals 30 Shadow damage every 3 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Siphon Health

Shadow school

100 yd range · Instant

Deals 49 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. All damage done is then transferred to the caster.

Deals 49 Shadow damage every 1 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	60	0
durationIndex	8	28
durationMs	15000	5000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 29, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 49, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
rangeIndex	4	6
rangeMaxYards	30	100

Siphon Health 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 Siphon Health

Was Siphon Health nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Siphon Health was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: range increased from 30 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Shadow damage 30 in Classic Era, 49 in Forever, duration 15 sec to 5 sec.

What changed for Siphon Health in WoW Forever?

Range increased from 30 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Shadow damage 30 in Classic Era, 49 in Forever, duration 15 sec to 5 sec. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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