Incineration

Incineration (Incinerate in Classic Era) was changed in WoW Forever: 3 ranks (Classic had 2), moved from row 3 to row 1, rank values changed, rank 1 reworked: "Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.", and 1 more change. Mage Fire 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

Incineration rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era

Incineration

Rank 1 of 2 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 2%.

WoW Forever

Incineration

Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.

Points spent

of 3

2 points spent changed

Incineration rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era

Incineration

Rank 2 of 2 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 4%.

WoW Forever

Incineration

Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 4%.

Points spent

of 3

3 points spent · not in Classic Era added

Incineration rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era

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

WoW Forever

Incineration

Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%.

Points spent

of 3

Incineration changes between Forever builds

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

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

Field	Classic Era	Forever
column	0	1
name	Incinerate	Incineration
rankTexts	[ "Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 2%.", "Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 4%." ]	[ "Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.", "Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 4%.", "Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%." ]
rankValues	[ [ 2 ], [ 4 ] ]	[ [ 2 ], [ 4 ], [ 6 ] ]
tier	2	0

Questions about Incineration

Was Incineration nerfed in WoW Forever?

Incineration 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 3 to row 1, rank values changed, rank 1 reworked: "Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.", and 1 more change.

What changed for Incineration in WoW Forever?

3 ranks (Classic had 2), moved from row 3 to row 1, rank values changed, rank 1 reworked: "Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.", and 1 more change. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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