Ghostly Strike

Ghostly Strike was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point." Rogue Subtlety talent, 1 rank. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Ghostly Strike 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

Ghostly Strike

Physical school

40 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant · 20 sec cooldown

A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

Dodge chance increased by 15%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ghostly Strike

Physical school

40 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant · 20 sec cooldown

A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

Dodge chance increased by 15%.

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	A strike that deals $s1% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by $s2% for $d. Awards $s3 combo $lpoint:points;.	A strike that deals $s1% ($m4% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by $s2% for $d. Awards $s3 combo $lpoint:points;.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 124, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 31, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 49, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 14, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 328, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 125, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 31, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 49, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 15, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 30, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 180, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 3, "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
rankTexts	[ "A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point." ]	[ "A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point." ]
rankValues	[ [ 125, 15, 7, 1 ] ]	[ [ 125, 180, 15, 7, 1 ] ]

Ghostly Strike changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Ghostly Strike

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

Questions about Ghostly Strike

Was Ghostly Strike nerfed in WoW Forever?

Ghostly Strike 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: "A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point."

What changed for Ghostly Strike in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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