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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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2.2 secMedium Range

Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 125 to 275 Shadow damage.

Shadow Bolt

Tooltip

Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 125 to 275 Shadow damage.

How it works

Each cast of Shadow Bolt costs 40 Mana.

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 125.

What it does

Shadow Bolt is a Shadow spell with a 2.2 sec cast and a range of 30 yards. When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 125).

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 time2.2 sec
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 125

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 #18211. 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
#16783used by: Cast by Shadow BoltA helper record another spell casts
#16784used by: Cast by Shadow BoltA helper record another spell casts
#17393cast time: 2 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#17435cast time: 2 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#17483used by: Cast by Demonshear; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#18138no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#18164cast time: instant; different tooltip textA variant record
#18205no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#18214no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#18217no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#19728cast time: 0.5 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#19729cast time: 0.5 sec; different tooltip textA variant record

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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