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Shredding Attacks

Shredding Attacks (Improved Shred in Classic Era) was changed in WoW Forever: 3 ranks (Classic had 2), moved from row 4 to row 3, rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 1." Druid Feral Combat talent, 3 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 3 ranks in WoW Forever (Classic Era had 2), one per point you can spend. Pick a rank to see the ability it grants at that many points, Classic Era vs WoW Forever.

1 point spent changed

Shredding Attacks rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shredding Attacks
Rank 1 of 2 · Passive

Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6.

WoW Forever
Shredding Attacks
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 1.

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2 points spent changed

Shredding Attacks rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shredding Attacks
Rank 2 of 2 · Passive

Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 12.

WoW Forever
Shredding Attacks
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 12 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 2.

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3 points spent · not in Classic Era added

Shredding Attacks rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era

Classic Era has no rank 3: this talent had 2 ranks.

WoW Forever
Shredding Attacks
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 18 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 3.

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Shredding Attacks changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
name Improved Shred Shredding Attacks
rankTexts [ "Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6.", "Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 12." ] [ "Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 1.", "Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 12 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 2.", "Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 18 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 3." ]
rankValues [ [ 6 ], [ 12 ] ] [ [ 6, 1 ], [ 12, 2 ], [ 18, 3 ] ]
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Questions about Shredding Attacks

Was Shredding Attacks nerfed in WoW Forever?

Shredding Attacks is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: 3 ranks (Classic had 2), moved from row 4 to row 3, rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 1.", renamed from Improved Shred.

What changed for Shredding Attacks in WoW Forever?

3 ranks (Classic had 2), moved from row 4 to row 3, rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 1.", renamed from Improved Shred. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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