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Shadow Bulwark

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Shadow Bulwark

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Instant cast2 min cooldownAnywhere - Unlimited

Temporarily increases current and maximum health by 30% for 20 sec.

Shadow Bulwark

Tooltip

Temporarily increases current and maximum health by 30% for 20 sec.

Auto-Cast:
Use this ability when below 20% health.

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How it works

Casting it triggers a 1 sec global cooldown.

Shadow Bulwark is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 133. Its base value is 30.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 30.

What it does

Shadow Bulwark is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range, a 2 min cooldown and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown2 min
Global cooldown1 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration20 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 133
Value: 30
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 30
Misc value: 1, 1860

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Shadow Bulwark appears in: 2 skill lines.

Skill lines

  • Pet - Voidwalker, learned automaticallySkill line
  • Voidlord, learned automaticallySkill line

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

More Pet - Voidwalker spells

AvoidanceAvoidance
Consuming ShadowsConsuming Shadows
Shadow ShieldShadow Shield
SufferingSuffering
Threatening PresenceThreatening Presence

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 5 separate Spell records named "Shadow Bulwark". This page is record #17767. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#119907school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#132413effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#359934school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#359937school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Listed asConsume Shadows
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 18 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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