Touch of Weakness

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Touch of Weakness, a Priest Shadow Magic ability, was changed in WoW Forever: Melee attack power reduced 2 in Classic Era, 43 in Forever, tooltip text added: "The next melee attack against the caster will cause 8 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 43 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Melee attack power reduced by 43." 100 yd range, instant cast, requires level 10. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Touch of Weakness 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

Touch of Weakness

Rank 1 · Shadow school

100 yd range · Instant

Requires level 10

Physical damage done reduced by 2.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Touch of Weakness

Rank 1 · Shadow school

100 yd range · Instant

Requires level 10

The next melee attack against the caster will cause 8 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 43 for 2 min.

Melee attack power reduced by 43.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: 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	Physical damage done reduced by $s2.	Melee attack power reduced by $s2.
description	none	$@spelldesc2652
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 7, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 13, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -3, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 8, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 99, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -43, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Touch of Weakness changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 8, 2026 build (vs Oct 7, 2026): changed tooltip text added: "The next melee attack against the caster will cause 8 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 43 for 2 min."

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

Related to Touch of Weakness

Talents that affect Touch of Weakness

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Questions about Touch of Weakness

Was Touch of Weakness nerfed in WoW Forever?

Touch of Weakness 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: Melee attack power reduced 2 in Classic Era, 43 in Forever, tooltip text added: "The next melee attack against the caster will cause 8 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 43 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Melee attack power reduced by 43."

What changed for Touch of Weakness in WoW Forever?

Melee attack power reduced 2 in Classic Era, 43 in Forever, tooltip text added: "The next melee attack against the caster will cause 8 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 43 for 2 min.", buff text now says "Melee attack power reduced by 43." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Touch of Weakness in WoW Forever?

Touch of Weakness is a Priest ability in WoW Forever, in the Shadow Magic 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