Venom Shot

Other versions of Venom Shot: all 2 versions · #29636

Venom Shot was changed in WoW Forever: Nature damage 31 to 45 in Classic Era, 28 in Forever (a 23 to 33 roll), tooltip now says "Venom Shot the target for 28 Nature damage." Anywhere range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Bow item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Venom Shot 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

Venom Shot

Nature school

Anywhere range · Instant

Venom Shot for 31 to 45 Nature damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Venom Shot

Nature school

Anywhere range · Instant

Venom Shot the target for 28 Nature damage.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Venom Shot for $s1 Nature damage.	Venom Shot the target for $s1 Nature damage.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 30, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 15, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 28, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.368421 } ]

Venom Shot changes between Forever builds

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

What triggers Venom Shot

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

Questions about Venom Shot

Was Venom Shot nerfed in WoW Forever?

Venom Shot 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: Nature damage 31 to 45 in Classic Era, 28 in Forever (a 23 to 33 roll), tooltip now says "Venom Shot the target for 28 Nature damage."

What changed for Venom Shot in WoW Forever?

Nature damage 31 to 45 in Classic Era, 28 in Forever (a 23 to 33 roll), tooltip now says "Venom Shot the target for 28 Nature damage." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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