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Talent · Mage · Frost changed buffed how we call it

Shatter

Shatter was buffed in WoW Forever: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%" in Forever, 10% in Classic Era, no longer requires Improved Frost Nova. Now Mage Frost talent, 3 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 3 ranks in WoW Forever (Classic Era had 5), 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

Shatter rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shatter
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 10%.

WoW Forever
Shatter
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%.

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2 points spent changed

Shatter rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shatter
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 20%.

WoW Forever
Shatter
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 33%.

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3 points spent changed

Shatter rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shatter
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 30%.

WoW Forever
Shatter
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%.

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4 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

Shatter rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shatter
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 40%.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever has no rank 4: this talent now has 3 ranks.

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5 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

Shatter rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shatter
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 50%.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever has no rank 5: this talent now has 3 ranks.

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Shatter changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
column 2 3
prereqTalent [ 62 ] []
rankSpellIds [ 11170, 12982, 12983, 12984, 12985 ] [ 11170, 12982, 12983 ]
rankTexts [ "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 10%.", "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 20%.", "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 30%.", "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 40%.", "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 50%." ] [ "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%.", "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 33%.", "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%." ]
rankValues [ [ 10 ], [ 20 ], [ 30 ], [ 40 ], [ 50 ] ] [ [ 17 ], [ 33 ], [ 50 ] ]

Questions about Shatter

Was Shatter nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Shatter was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%" in Forever, 10% in Classic Era, no longer requires Improved Frost Nova.

What changed for Shatter in WoW Forever?

3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%" in Forever, 10% in Classic Era, no longer requires Improved Frost Nova. 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