Highlights

  • Empowered spells in World of Warcraft may not be exclusive to Evokers anymore, hinting at future class adaptations.
  • Plunderstorm mode introduced these new abilities to other classes, prompting speculation on their expansion elsewhere.
  • Fans eagerly anticipate the creative potential of Empowered spells in WoW beyond the Dragonflight expansion.

World of Warcraft updated the tooltip for Empowered spells to no longer say “Only for Evokers,” indicating the new Dragonflight mechanic could appear in other classes in the future. While it may be a side effect of its new Plunderstorm game mode, World of Warcraft could be planning to spread these chargeable skills elsewhere.

Empowered spells are a new type of ability introduced in Dragonflight. Unique to the draconic Evoker class from the latest World of Warcraft expansion, these abilities can be charged up and released at will, with each level increasing the effects, targets, or area of effect of the spell.

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However, a new change to the tooltip for Empowered spells could indicate World of Warcraft might be preparing to bring these abilities to other classes. The tooltip describing how Empowered spells work used to say “Only for Evokers” to avoid confusion. However, Wowhead discovered th tooltip has been removed in Patch 10.2.6, which could mean World of Warcraft is planning on using the mechanic elsewhere.

Empowered Spells in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight

Ability

Source

Fire Breath

Evoker (All)

Eternity Surge

Evoker (Devastation)

Dream Breath

Evoker (Preservation)

Spiritbloom

Evoker (Preservation)

Upheval

Evoker (Augmentation)

Mana Sphere

Plunderstorm

Slicing Winds

Plunderstorm

As of the same patch, Empowered spells technically have already appeared outside the Evoker class. Plunderstorm, World of Warcraft’s new limited-time piratical battle royale game mode, has several abilities players can collect via world drops each match, two of which use the Empowered mechanic. Technically, this tooltip change might simply be because of Plunderstorm, but it could also be a set-up for new or reworked abilities in The War Within or beyond.

Fans are already speculating on what sorts of abilities they would like to see use the Empowered mechanic in World of Warcraft. Classes like Mage would be a perfect fit for the Arcane or Fire specializations, but others suggest Marksmanship Hunters in World of Warcraft could use it as an awesome way to represent drawing back a bow string or aiming a rifle. It makes sense that Empowered spells were restricted to Evokers until now, as it was a brand-new Dragonflight mechanic, but with the expansion ending soon, players would love to see World of Warcraft get creative with these abilities in the future.

In the meantime, fans who want to experiment with Empowered spells outside the Evoker class should definitely try out Plunderstorm. In addition to these unique abilities, players can earn tons of nautical cosmetic rewards through the Keg Leg’s Crew Renown track. World of Warcraft recently made earning Plunder much easier than it was before, so fans should have a lot less trouble unlocking all the mounts, pets, and cosmetics they want from the event.