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Talents / Warlock / Ruin
Talent · Warlock · Destruction changed nerfed how we call it

Ruin

Ruin was nerfed in WoW Forever: 5 ranks (Classic had 1), moved from row 5 to row 3, rank 1 "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%" in Forever, 100% in Classic Era, no longer requires Devastation. Warlock Destruction talent, 5 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 5 ranks in WoW Forever (Classic Era had 1), 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

Ruin rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Ruin
Rank 1 of 1 · Passive

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.

WoW Forever
Ruin
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%.

of 5
2 points spent · not in Classic Era added

Ruin rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era

Classic Era has no rank 2: this talent had 1 rank.

WoW Forever
Ruin
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 40%.

of 5
3 points spent · not in Classic Era added

Ruin rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era

Classic Era has no rank 3: this talent had 1 rank.

WoW Forever
Ruin
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 60%.

of 5
4 points spent · not in Classic Era added

Ruin rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era

Classic Era has no rank 4: this talent had 1 rank.

WoW Forever
Ruin
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 80%.

of 5
5 points spent · not in Classic Era added

Ruin rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era

Classic Era has no rank 5: this talent had 1 rank.

WoW Forever
Ruin
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%.

of 5

Ruin changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
column 2 1
prereqTalent [ 981 ] []
rankTexts [ "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%." ] [ "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%.", "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 40%.", "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 60%.", "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 80%.", "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 100%." ]
rankValues [ [ 100 ] ] [ [ 20 ], [ 40 ], [ 60 ], [ 80 ], [ 100 ] ]
tier 4 2

Questions about Ruin

Was Ruin nerfed in WoW Forever?

Yes. Ruin was nerfed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: 5 ranks (Classic had 1), moved from row 5 to row 3, rank 1 "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%" in Forever, 100% in Classic Era, no longer requires Devastation.

What changed for Ruin in WoW Forever?

5 ranks (Classic had 1), moved from row 5 to row 3, rank 1 "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Destruction spells by 20%" in Forever, 100% in Classic Era, no longer requires Devastation. 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