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Talents / Shaman / Anticipation
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Anticipation

Anticipation was buffed in WoW Forever: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%" in Forever, 1% in Classic Era. Now Shaman Enhancement 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

Anticipation rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Anticipation
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 1%.

WoW Forever
Anticipation
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%.

of 5
2 points spent changed

Anticipation rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Anticipation
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%.

WoW Forever
Anticipation
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 4%.

of 5
3 points spent changed

Anticipation rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Anticipation
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 3%.

WoW Forever
Anticipation
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 6%.

of 5
4 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

Anticipation rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Anticipation
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 4%.

WoW Forever

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

of 5
5 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

Anticipation rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Anticipation
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 5%.

WoW Forever

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

of 5

Anticipation changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
rankSpellIds [ 16254, 16271, 16272, 16273, 16274 ] [ 16254, 16271, 16272 ]
rankTexts [ "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 1%.", "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%.", "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 3%.", "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 4%.", "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 5%." ] [ "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%.", "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 4%.", "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 6%." ]
rankValues [ [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 4 ], [ 5 ] ] [ [ 2 ], [ 4 ], [ 6 ] ]

Questions about Anticipation

Was Anticipation nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Anticipation was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%" in Forever, 1% in Classic Era.

What changed for Anticipation in WoW Forever?

3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%" in Forever, 1% in Classic Era. 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