Wound Poison

Wound Poison, 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 67 for 15 sec." and adds "Stacks up to 5 times on a single target." and "90 charges." 3 sec cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Wound Poison 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

Rank 1 · 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 55 for 15 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Wound Poison

Rank 1 · 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 67 for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 90 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 $13218s1 for $13218d.	Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for ${$m2/60} minutes. Each strike has a $13219h% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by $13218s1 for $13218d. Stacks up to $13218u times on a single target. $m3 charges.
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Wound Poison changes between Forever builds

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

What Wound Poison creates

Related to Wound Poison

Other client rows named Wound Poison

The game client ships 4 more rows named Wound Poison (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the others keep their own page.

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

Questions about Wound Poison

Was Wound Poison nerfed in WoW Forever?

Wound Poison 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 67 for 15 sec." and adds "Stacks up to 5 times on a single target." and "90 charges."

What changed for Wound Poison 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 67 for 15 sec." and adds "Stacks up to 5 times on a single target." and "90 charges." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Wound Poison in WoW Forever?

Wound Poison is a Rogue ability in WoW Forever, in the Poisons spellbook tab.

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