Insect Swarm

Insect Swarm was changed in WoW Forever: moved from Restoration to Balance, moved from row 3 to row 4, rank 1 reworked: "The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 48 Nature damage over 12 sec." Now Druid Balance talent, 1 rank. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Insect Swarm details: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The ability this talent grants, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Insect Swarm

Rank 1 · Nature school

45 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 20

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 2% and causing 66 Nature damage over 12 sec.

Chance to hit decreased by 2% and 11 Nature damage every 2 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Insect Swarm

Rank 1 · Nature school

45 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 20

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 48 Nature damage over 12 sec.

Chance to hit with attacks decreased by 2% and 8 Nature damage every 2 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Ability field diff every changed column on the granted spell

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Chance to hit decreased by $s2% and $s1 Nature damage every $t1 sec.	Chance to hit with attacks decreased by $s2% and $s1 Nature damage every $t1 sec.
description	The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by $s2% and causing $o1 Nature damage over $d.	The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by $s2% and causing $o1 Nature damage over $d.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 54, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -3, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 8, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 54, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)

Field	Classic Era	Forever
column	2	0
rankTexts	[ "The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 2% and causing 66 Nature damage over 12 sec." ]	[ "The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 48 Nature damage over 12 sec." ]
rankValues	[ [ 2, 66, 12 ] ]	[ [ 2, 48, 12 ] ]
tabId	282	283
talentTab	Restoration	Balance
tier	2	3

Insect Swarm changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Insect Swarm

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

Questions about Insect Swarm

Was Insect Swarm nerfed in WoW Forever?

Insect Swarm is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: moved from Restoration to Balance, moved from row 3 to row 4, rank 1 reworked: "The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 48 Nature damage over 12 sec."

What changed for Insect Swarm in WoW Forever?

Moved from Restoration to Balance, moved from row 3 to row 4, rank 1 reworked: "The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 48 Nature damage over 12 sec." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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