Talent · Priest changed

Silence

Silence was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec.", no longer requires Improved Psychic Scream. Priest Shadow talent, 1 rank. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Silence 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

Silence

Shadow school

225 Mana · 20 yd range · Instant · 45 sec cooldown

Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec.

Silenced.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Silence

Shadow school

225 Mana · 20 yd range · Instant · 45 sec cooldown

Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec.

Silenced.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Ability field diff every changed column on the granted spell

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for $d.	Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for $d and interrupting their spellcasts for $1241057d.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 27, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 27, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 126, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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

Field	Classic Era	Forever
prereqTalent	[ 542 ]	[]
rankTexts	[ "Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec." ]	[ "Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec." ]
rankValues	[ [ 5 ] ]	[ [ 5, 3 ] ]

Silence changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Silence

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

Questions about Silence

Was Silence nerfed in WoW Forever?

Silence is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: rank 1 reworked: "Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec.", no longer requires Improved Psychic Scream.

What changed for Silence in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec.", no longer requires Improved Psychic Scream. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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