Cleave, a Warrior ability in WoW Forever

Cleave is a Warrior ability in the Fury tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 5 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 20 and its last at level 60. Its spell school is Physical.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Cleave

Ranks of Cleave
LevelRankTooltipText
20Rank 1
  • 20 Rage
  • Next melee

A sweeping attack that does your weapon damage plus 5 to the target and a second nearby enemy.

30Rank 2
  • 20 Rage
  • Next melee

A sweeping attack that does your weapon damage plus 10 to the target and a second nearby enemy.

40Rank 3
  • 20 Rage
  • Next melee

A sweeping attack that does your weapon damage plus 18 to the target and a second nearby enemy.

50Rank 4
  • 20 Rage
  • Next melee

A sweeping attack that does your weapon damage plus 32 to the target and a second nearby enemy.

60Rank 5
  • 20 Rage
  • Next melee

A sweeping attack that does your weapon damage plus 50 to the target and a second nearby enemy.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Cleave compared with Classic

All 5 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Cleave compares with Classic
RankChangeClassic tooltipClassic text
Rank 1Changed—

A sweeping attack that does your weapon damage plus 5 to the target and his nearest ally.

Rank 2Changed—

A sweeping attack that does your weapon damage plus 10 to the target and his nearest ally.

Rank 3Changed—

A sweeping attack that does your weapon damage plus 18 to the target and his nearest ally.

Rank 4Changed—

A sweeping attack that does your weapon damage plus 32 to the target and his nearest ally.

Rank 5Changed—

A sweeping attack that does your weapon damage plus 50 to the target and his nearest ally.

Talents that change Cleave

These Warrior talents name Cleave in their rank text.

More for the Warrior

Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.