Taunt
Taunt, a Warrior Protection ability, was buffed in WoW Forever: cooldown reduced from 10 sec to 8 sec. Now 5 yd range, instant cast, 8 sec cooldown, requires level 10. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Taunt 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
Taunt
5 yd range · Instant · 10 sec cooldown
Requires level 10
Taunts the target to attack you, but has no effect if the target is already attacking you.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Taunt
5 yd range · Instant · Changed: 8 sec cooldown
Requires level 10
Taunts the target to attack you, but has no effect if the target is already attacking you.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
Taunt changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Taunt
Was Taunt nerfed in WoW Forever?
No. Taunt was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: cooldown reduced from 10 sec to 8 sec.
What changed for Taunt in WoW Forever?
Cooldown reduced from 10 sec to 8 sec. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
Which class gets Taunt in WoW Forever?
Taunt is a Warrior ability in WoW Forever, in the Protection spellbook tab.
Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value