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Shadow Bolt

Spell

Shadow Bolt

Shadow

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Instant castVision Range

Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 150 Shadow damage and dealing 34 damage every 2 sec for 6 sec.

Shadow Bolt

Tooltip

Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 150 Shadow damage and dealing 34 damage every 2 sec for 6 sec.

How it works

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 34 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec, 3 times over the full 6 sec (102 base in total).

What it does

Shadow Bolt is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 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 WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range100 yards (Vision Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 150
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 34
Period: every 2 sec

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Shadow Bolt sounds

The sounds the game plays when Shadow Bolt is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

DeathCoiltargetSoundKit 743

  1. Deathcoiltarget2.2s · ID 568670 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Precast Shadow LowSoundKit 745

  1. Precastshadowmagiclow6.6s · ID 569424 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Hell Rot (Bestow Disease)SoundKit 1501

  1. Bestowdiseaseimpact4.0s · ID 568208 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

SPELL_Shadow_CastSoundKit 2560

  1. Shadowcast0.8s · ID 569766 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

How to learn

Items that grant this spell

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Shadow Bolt appears in: 1 spell that casts it and 1 item (listed under Provided by).

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
#18217duration: 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70338, 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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