Speed

Other versions of Speed: all 6 versions · From Swiftness Potion · From Nifty Stopwatch · #462149 · #1213972 · #1309728

Speed was changed in WoW Forever: run speed 30% in Classic Era, 35% in Forever. Instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Sword item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Speed 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

Speed

Physical school

Instant

Increases run speed by 30% for 10 sec.

Increases run speed by 30%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Speed

Physical school

Instant

Increases run speed by 35% for 10 sec.

Increases run speed by 35%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 31, "auraPeriod": 0, "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": 31, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 35, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Speed 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 Speed

Was Speed nerfed in WoW Forever?

Speed is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: run speed 30% in Classic Era, 35% in Forever.

What changed for Speed in WoW Forever?

Run speed 30% in Classic Era, 35% in Forever. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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