Tainted Blood

Tainted Blood was changed in WoW Forever: 4 of 4 ranks differ from Classic Era. Rank 4: 170 Mana, instant cast, requires level 56 (melee attack power 0 in Classic Era, 40 in Forever). Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Shadow · Rank 1 changed

Tainted Blood (Rank 1) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Tainted Blood

Rank 1 · Shadow school

75 Mana · Instant

Requires level 32

Taints the Felhunter's blood for 1 min. When the Felhunter is hit with a melee attack, the attacker will lose 17 melee attack power for 10 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.

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Drains 17 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Tainted Blood

Rank 1 · Shadow school

75 Mana · Instant

Requires level 32

Taints the Felhunter's blood for 1 min. When the Felhunter is hit with a melee attack, the attacker will lose 17 melee attack power for 10 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.

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Drains 17 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: the buff text template (same words on both sides), and 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
auraDescription	Drains $19479s1 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.	Drains $w1 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 19479, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 17, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 19479, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 2 changed

Tainted Blood (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Tainted Blood

Rank 2 · Shadow school

105 Mana · Instant

Requires level 40

Taints the Felhunter's blood for 1 min. When the Felhunter is hit with a melee attack, the attacker will lose 23 melee attack power for 10 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.

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Drains 23 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Tainted Blood

Rank 2 · Shadow school

105 Mana · Instant

Requires level 40

Taints the Felhunter's blood for 1 min. When the Felhunter is hit with a melee attack, the attacker will lose 23 melee attack power for 10 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.

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Drains 23 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: the buff text template (same words on both sides), and 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
auraDescription	Drains $19652s1 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.	Drains $w1 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 19652, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 23, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 19652, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 3 changed

Tainted Blood (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Tainted Blood

Rank 3 · Shadow school

135 Mana · Instant

Requires level 48

Taints the Felhunter's blood for 1 min. When the Felhunter is hit with a melee attack, the attacker will lose 32 melee attack power for 10 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.

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Drains 32 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Tainted Blood

Rank 3 · Shadow school

135 Mana · Instant

Requires level 48

Taints the Felhunter's blood for 1 min. When the Felhunter is hit with a melee attack, the attacker will lose 32 melee attack power for 10 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.

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Drains 32 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: the buff text template (same words on both sides), and 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
auraDescription	Drains $19653s1 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.	Drains $w1 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 19653, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 32, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 19653, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 4 changed

Tainted Blood (Rank 4) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Tainted Blood

Rank 4 · Shadow school

170 Mana · Instant

Requires level 56

Taints the Felhunter's blood for 1 min. When the Felhunter is hit with a melee attack, the attacker will lose 40 melee attack power for 10 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.

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Drains 40 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Tainted Blood

Rank 4 · Shadow school

170 Mana · Instant

Requires level 56

Taints the Felhunter's blood for 1 min. When the Felhunter is hit with a melee attack, the attacker will lose 40 melee attack power for 10 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.

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Drains 40 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: the buff text template (same words on both sides), and 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
auraDescription	Drains $19654s1 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.	Drains $w1 melee attack power when hit. Stacks up to 5 times.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 19654, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 40, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 19654, "variance": 0 } ]

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What changed for Tainted Blood in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 changed melee attack power 0 in Classic Era, 17 in Forever
• Rank 2 changed melee attack power 0 in Classic Era, 23 in Forever
• Rank 3 changed melee attack power 0 in Classic Era, 32 in Forever
• Rank 4 changed melee attack power 0 in Classic Era, 40 in Forever

Tainted Blood changes between Forever builds

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