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Shadowbolt

Spell

Shadowbolt

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Chance to strike your ranged target with a Shadowbolt for 16 Shadow damage.

Shadowbolt

Tooltip

Chance to strike your ranged target with a Shadowbolt for 16 Shadow damage.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. It triggers Shadowbolt.

What it does

Shadowbolt is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Shadowbolt (record #29640).

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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Trigger spell: Shadowbolt

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.

How to learn

Items that grant this spell

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 13 separate Spell records named "Shadowbolt". This page is record #29626. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#65943effect types: noneA different effect setup
#125212effect types: noneA different effect setup
#133655effect types: noneA different effect setup
#150243used by: Cast by Dark Blessing; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#151389effect types: noneA different effect setup
#237890effect types: noneA different effect setup
#368823effect types: noneA different effect setup
#368824used by: Cast by Shadowbolt; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#468597effect types: noneA different effect setup
#470213effect types: noneA different effect setup
#472722effect types: noneA different effect setup
#1270464effect types: noneA 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 sighted1 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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