Threat in WoW Forever
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Threat effects vary by ability. This page records eight class ability descriptions from client build 1.60.1.70205, retrieved October 5, 2026, alongside official notes, then points you toward class talent comparisons.
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TL;DR
Build 1.60.1.70205 is a dated ability record, not a universal threat formula.
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Ability Records
These are extracted client descriptions from the 1.60.1.70205 snapshot retrieved October 5, 2026, not measurements of current in-game behavior.Source:client ability snapshot, retrieved October 5, 2026; build 1.60.1.70205.
| Ability | Effect |
|---|---|
| Warrior — Defensive Stance | Increases all threat generated by 30%.Source:client snapshot, retrieved Oct. 5, 2026; build 1.60.1.70205 description. |
| Warrior — Sunder Armor | Causes a high amount of threat; the description allows up to five applications.Source:client snapshot, retrieved Oct. 5, 2026; build 1.60.1.70205 description. |
| Paladin — Blessing of Salvation | Reduces all threat generated by 30% for one hour.Source:client snapshot, retrieved Oct. 5, 2026; build 1.60.1.70205 description. |
| Paladin — Righteous Fury | Increases threat generated by Holy attacks by 60%; lasts 30 minutes.Source:client snapshot, retrieved Oct. 5, 2026; build 1.60.1.70205 description. |
| Hunter — Disengage | Attempts to reduce threat and disables auto-attack.Source:client snapshot, retrieved Oct. 5, 2026; build 1.60.1.70205 description. |
| Shaman — Earth Shock | The description says it causes a high amount of threat.Source:client snapshot, retrieved Oct. 5, 2026; build 1.60.1.70205 description. |
| Shaman — Rockbiter Weapon | Allows melee attacks with the imbued weapon to cause additional threat.Source:client snapshot, retrieved Oct. 5, 2026; build 1.60.1.70205 description. |
| Druid — Cower (Rank 1) | Deals no damage and lowers threat a small amount.Source:client snapshot, retrieved Oct. 5, 2026; build 1.60.1.70205 description. |
Official Notes
Blizzard’s post says: “Righteous Fury: Holy threat increase increased to 60% (was 90%).” This page preserves the posted verb and both values without inferring change direction. Post 1 was created September 24; the retained later snapshot records an October 16, 2026 (UTC) update.Source:Blizzard forum post 1, created September 24, 2026; updated October 16, 2026 (UTC, retained post metadata). The October 16 notes then reverse it: “Righteous Fury's Holy damage threat generation increased to 90% (was 60%).”Source:Blizzard forum post 6, October 16, 2026 (UTC).
The same post reports corrected Sunder Armor threat values across all ranks, including a small increase tied to Attack Power.Source:Blizzard forum post 1, created September 24, 2026; updated October 16, 2026 (UTC, retained post metadata).
Kinzo, September 25, at 1:20; build unverified. Interface context, not proof of the threat values above.
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