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Shadowform

Spell

Shadowform

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Instant castSelf Only

Assumes a Shadowform, increasing Shadow damage dealt by 40% and reducing damage taken by 20%.

Shadowform

Tooltip

Assumes a Shadowform, increasing Shadow damage dealt by 40% and reducing damage taken by 20%. Shadowform lasts until cancelled.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is -20.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 79. Its base value is 40.

What it does

Shadowform is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 4 min. 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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration4 min
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Value: -20
Misc value: 127
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 79
Value: 40
Misc value: 32

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 37 separate Spell records named "Shadowform". This page is record #22917. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#16592duration: until cancelled; effect values: -20, 20 (this record: -20, 40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#29406duration: until cancelled; effect values: -20, 20 (this record: -20, 40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#34429school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Spawn, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#35194duration: until cancelled; effect values: -20, 20 (this record: -20, 40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#37816duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#38542duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#39579duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#40973duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#41408duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#41912duration: 1 min; effect values: -20, 20 (this record: -20, 40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#43395duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#45455duration: 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
Effect rows sighted2 effect rows 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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