Wound Poison IV

Wound Poison IV, a Rogue Poisons ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 165 for 15 sec." and adds "Stacks up to 5 times on a single target." and "160 charges." 3 sec cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Wound Poison IV 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 Poison IV

Rank 4 · Physical school

3 sec cast

Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 135 for 15 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Wound Poison IV

Rank 4 · Physical school

3 sec cast

Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 165 for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 160 charges.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by $13224s1 for $13224d.	Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for ${$m2/60} minutes. Each strike has a $13227h% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by $13224s1 for $13224d. Stacks up to $13224u times on a single target. $m3 charges.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 24, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 24, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1800, "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": 160, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Wound Poison IV changes between Forever builds

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

What Wound Poison IV creates

Related to Wound Poison IV

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

Questions about Wound Poison IV

Was Wound Poison IV nerfed in WoW Forever?

Wound Poison IV 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: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 165 for 15 sec." and adds "Stacks up to 5 times on a single target." and "160 charges."

What changed for Wound Poison IV in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 165 for 15 sec." and adds "Stacks up to 5 times on a single target." and "160 charges." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Wound Poison IV in WoW Forever?

Wound Poison IV is a Rogue ability in WoW Forever, in the Poisons 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