Starsurge

Starsurge, a Druid Balance 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). 30 yd range, instant cast, 6 sec cooldown.

Starsurge 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

Starsurge

Arcane school

30 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

Launch surging stellar energies that cause level-scaled Arcane damage, and increases the damage done by your next 1 Starfire cast by 80% for 15 sec. Starsurge benefits from and triggers most talents and effects that trigger or benefit from Wrath or Starfire.

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Your next 1 Starfire cast deals 80% increased damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Starsurge

Arcane school

30 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Launch surging stellar energies that cause level-scaled Arcane damage, and increases the damage done by your next 1 Starfire cast by 80% for 15 sec. Starsurge benefits from and triggers most talents and effects that trigger or benefit from Wrath or Starfire.

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Your next 1 Starfire cast deals 80% increased damage.

Starsurge changes between Forever builds

Related to Starsurge

Talents that affect Starsurge

Other client rows named Starsurge

The game client ships one more row named Starsurge (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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