Rage: change history

1. Oct 8, 2026BetaWoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Oct 8, 2026)Buff 1Fix 3Official notes ↗
   Buff

   Rage gained from taking damage is rebalanced around 20% to 40% Armor by level (was balanced around 50% Armor), so questing Warriors and Druids should gain more Rage.

   50% armor→20% to 40% armor

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   Developers' notes: Previously, we were balancing Rage gained around Warriors having 50% Armor. While this was appropriate for a tank, it was not appropriate for questing Warriors. We have rebalanced Rage gains based on appropriate values per level in the 20% to 40% range, varying by level.

   Fix

   Fixed a bug where Rage from damage used the player's health instead of an expected creature's health, which under-granted Rage in higher Stamina gear.

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   Fixed a bug where the Rage calculation was incorrectly using the player's health to determine Rage gained, instead of an expected creature's health. This incorrectly resulted in less Rage earned while wearing more Stamina gear.

   Fix

   Fixed a bug where Rage from damage ignored combat multipliers such as critical strikes and crushing blows.

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   Fixed a bug where the Rage calculation was not correctly handling increased damage taken from combat multipliers, in particular from taking critical strikes or crushing blows.

   Fix

   Fixed a bug with Rage from absorbed damage: absorbs are now ignored when calculating Rage from attacks.

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   Fixed a bug where Rage calculations on Damage absorbs were not being handled correctly. Damage absorbs should now be properly ignored when calculating Rage received from attacks (as if the Warrior/Druid had no absorb active).

   • Developers' notes: Previously, we were balancing Rage gained around Warriors having 50% Armor. While this was appropriate for a tank, it was not appropriate for questing Warriors. We have rebalanced Rage gains based on appropriate values per level in the 20% to 40% range, varying by level.

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