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Wrath of the Lich KingWrath of the Lich King era data from Blizzard's titan client, build 3.80.2.69874Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Shadow Bolt

Spell

Shadow Bolt

Shadow

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Instant castMedium Range

Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 150 Shadow damage and dealing 40 damage every 2 sec for 6 sec.

Shadow Bolt

Tooltip

Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 150 Shadow damage and dealing 40 damage every 2 sec for 6 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Shadow Bolt costs 40 Mana. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 150.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 40 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec, 3 times over the full 6 sec (120 base in total).

What it does

Shadow Bolt is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 150) and applies an aura every 2 sec.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Cost40 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 150
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 40
Period: every 2 sec

Raw client values from the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Shadow Bolt appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 300 separate Spell records named "Shadow Bolt". This page is record #17483. 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
#15537cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#16409used by: Cast by Runic Darkblade; cast time: 2.2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#16783used by: Cast by Shadow Bolt; cast time: 2.2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#16784used by: Cast by Shadow Bolt; cast time: 2.2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#17393cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#17435cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#18138cast time: 2.2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#18164duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#18205cast time: 2.2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#18211used by: Cast by Doombringer; cast time: 2.2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#18214cast time: 2.2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#18217cast time: 2.2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA 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.

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