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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 castSelf Only

Hurls a magical bolt at an enemy, inflicting Shadow damage.

Shadow Bolt

Tooltip

Hurls a magical bolt at an enemy, inflicting Shadow damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 500. Its area radius is 45 yards.

What it does

Shadow Bolt is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 500) in a 45 yard radius.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 500
Radius: 45 yards

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 #45680. 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
#41069cast time: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#41280cast time: 2 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#41957cast time: 2 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#43330cast time: 2 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#43649journal encounter: Skarvald & Dalronn; cast time: 2 sec; different tooltip textA different caster
#43667journal encounter: Prince Keleseth; cast time: 2 sec; different tooltip textA different caster
#45055used by: Cast by Augment Pain; cast time: 2.2 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#45679duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#47076cast time: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#47248cast time: 1.5 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#49084cast time: 2 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#50455cast time: 2 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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