Skullforge Brand

Skullforge Brand was buffed in WoW Forever: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Shadow damage 2 in Classic Era, 21 in Forever, duration 30 sec to 10 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.

Skullforge Brand 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

Skullforge Brand

Shadow school

5 yd range · Instant

Requires level 40

Drains target for 2 Shadow damage every 1 sec and transfers it to the caster. Lasts for 30 sec.

Life leech.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Skullforge Brand

Shadow school

100 yd range · Instant

Drains target for 21 Shadow damage every 1 sec and transfers it to the caster. Lasts for 10 sec.

Life leech.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	40	0
durationIndex	9	1
durationMs	30000	10000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 8, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 21, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 8, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 21, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
rangeIndex	2	6
rangeMaxYards	5	100

Skullforge Brand 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 Skullforge Brand

Was Skullforge Brand nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Skullforge Brand was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Shadow damage 2 in Classic Era, 21 in Forever, duration 30 sec to 10 sec.

What changed for Skullforge Brand in WoW Forever?

Range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Shadow damage 2 in Classic Era, 21 in Forever, duration 30 sec to 10 sec. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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