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Devouring Plague in WoW Forever

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Devouring Plague is a Priest damage spell in WoW Forever. You'll learn it from Priest trainers, starting at level 20. It has 6 ranks in the beta, learned from level 20 to level 60. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip, cost, and how it compares to Classic.

Available to more races than in Classic.

Devouring Plague quick facts

ClassPriest
Roledamage
SchoolShadow
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown1 min
Duration24 sec
Range30 yd
CostVaries by rank
Ranks6
First learnedLevel 20
SourcePriest trainer

How to learn Devouring Plague

Taught by Priest trainers, starting at level 20.

What Devouring Plague does

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 848 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

Showing the highest rank. The full rank list is below.

All Devouring Plague ranks

Devouring Plague has 6ranks, learned from level 20 to level 60. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.

Rank 1Level 20 · ID 2944

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 128 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

215 Mana · Instant cast · 1 min cooldown · Lasts 24 sec · 30 yd
Rank 2Level 28 · ID 19276

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 232 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

350 Mana · Instant cast · 1 min cooldown · Lasts 24 sec · 30 yd
Rank 3Level 36 · ID 19277

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 344 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

495 Mana · Instant cast · 1 min cooldown · Lasts 24 sec · 30 yd
Rank 4Level 44 · ID 19278

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 488 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

645 Mana · Instant cast · 1 min cooldown · Lasts 24 sec · 30 yd
Rank 5Level 52 · ID 19279

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 656 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

810 Mana · Instant cast · 1 min cooldown · Lasts 24 sec · 30 yd
Rank 6Level 60 · ID 19280

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 848 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

985 Mana · Instant cast · 1 min cooldown · Lasts 24 sec · 30 yd

What changed from Classic

The following ranks changed from Classic:

Rank 1
Classic

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 152 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

WoW Forever

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 128 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

Rank 2
Classic

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 272 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

WoW Forever

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 232 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

Rank 3
Classic

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 400 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

WoW Forever

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 344 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

Rank 4
Classic

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 544 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

WoW Forever

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 488 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

Rank 5
Classic

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 712 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

WoW Forever

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 656 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

Rank 6
Classic

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 904 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

WoW Forever

"Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 848 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster."

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Devouring Plague FAQs

What does Devouring Plague do in WoW Forever?

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 848 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

How do I learn Devouring Plague?

Taught by Priest trainers, starting at level 20.

How many ranks does Devouring Plague have?

Devouring Plague has 6 ranks, learned from level 20 to level 60. It costs 215 Mana at the first rank, 985 Mana at the highest rank to cast.

What changed for Devouring Plague in WoW Forever?

Devouring Plague is a returning spell, and more races can learn it than in Classic.

Spell data is sourced from the Forever beta client (snapshot 30 September 2026). All values are base numbers, before talents, gear, and level scaling.