Windreaper

Windreaper was buffed in WoW Forever: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Inflicts 21 Nature damage every 2 sec for 10 sec.", buff text now says "21 Nature damage inflicted every 2 sec.", duration 20 sec to 10 sec. Now 100 yd range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of an Axe item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Windreaper 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

Windreaper

Nature school

5 yd range · Instant

Requires level 60

Inflicts Nature damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.

Nature damage inflicted every 2 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Windreaper

Nature school

100 yd range · Instant

Inflicts 21 Nature damage every 2 sec for 10 sec.

21 Nature damage inflicted every 2 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Nature damage inflicted every $t1 sec.	$s1 Nature damage inflicted every $t1 sec.
baseLevel	60	0
description	Inflicts Nature damage every $t1 sec for $d.	Inflicts $s1 Nature damage every $t1 sec for $d.
durationIndex	18	1
durationMs	20000	10000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 9, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 21, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
rangeIndex	2	6
rangeMaxYards	5	100

Windreaper changes between Forever builds

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

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

Questions about Windreaper

Was Windreaper nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Windreaper was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Inflicts 21 Nature damage every 2 sec for 10 sec.", buff text now says "21 Nature damage inflicted every 2 sec.", duration 20 sec to 10 sec.

What changed for Windreaper in WoW Forever?

Range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Inflicts 21 Nature damage every 2 sec for 10 sec.", buff text now says "21 Nature damage inflicted every 2 sec.", duration 20 sec to 10 sec. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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