Wound

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Wound was changed in WoW Forever: Physical damage 95 to 121 in Classic Era, 105 in Forever (a 92 to 118 roll), tooltip now says "Delivers a fatal wound for 105 Physical damage." and adds "Deals 100% increased damage to targets below 25% health". 5 yd range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Dagger item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Wound 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

Wound

Physical school

5 yd range · Instant

Requires level 40

Wounds the target for 95 to 121 damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Wound

Physical school

5 yd range · Instant

Delivers a fatal wound for 105 Physical damage. Deals 100% increased damage to targets below 25% health

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	40	0
description	Wounds the target for $s1 damage.	Delivers a fatal wound for $s1 Physical damage. Deals $s2% increased damage to targets below $s3% health
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 94, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 27, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 105, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.2407407 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 25, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Wound changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026): changed Physical damage 108 before (a 95 to 121 roll), 105 after (a 92 to 118 roll), tooltip changed "Wounds the target for 108 damage." to "Delivers a fatal wound for 105 Physical damage." and adds "Deals 100% increased damage to targets below 25% health"

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

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

Questions about Wound

Was Wound nerfed in WoW Forever?

Wound 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: Physical damage 95 to 121 in Classic Era, 105 in Forever (a 92 to 118 roll), tooltip now says "Delivers a fatal wound for 105 Physical damage." and adds "Deals 100% increased damage to targets below 25% health".

What changed for Wound in WoW Forever?

Physical damage 95 to 121 in Classic Era, 105 in Forever (a 92 to 118 roll), tooltip now says "Delivers a fatal wound for 105 Physical damage." and adds "Deals 100% increased damage to targets below 25% health". The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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