Sunfire

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Sunfire, a Druid Balance ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed. 40 Energy, 30 yd range, instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Sunfire 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

Sunfire

Cat · Nature school

40 Energy · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 1

Burns the enemy for level-scaled Nature damage and then additional level-scaled Nature damage over 12 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

65 Nature damage every 3 seconds.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Sunfire

Cat · Nature school

40 Energy · 30 yd range · Instant

Burns the enemy for level-scaled Nature damage and then additional level-scaled Nature damage over 12 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

65 Nature damage every 3 seconds.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: 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	1	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 65, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 129, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 23, "effect": 2, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 328, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 65, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 141, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.1560284 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 30, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Sunfire changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Sunfire

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Sunfire

Was Sunfire nerfed in WoW Forever?

Sunfire 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: effect values changed.

What changed for Sunfire in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Sunfire in WoW Forever?

Sunfire is a Druid ability in WoW Forever, in the Balance spellbook tab.

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