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Shadowbolt

Spell

Shadowbolt

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere

Shadowbolt for 16 Shadow damage.

Shadowbolt

Tooltip

Shadowbolt for 16 Shadow damage.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 16.

What it does

Shadowbolt is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range. When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 16).

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere)
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 16

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

Shadowbolt sounds

The sounds the game plays when Shadowbolt 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

SPELL_Shadow_CastSoundKit 2560

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

MissileShadowLoopSoundKit 3015

  1. Shadowmissileloop4.0s · ID 569778 · spells/missile
    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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Shadowbolt 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 13 separate Spell records named "Shadowbolt". This page is record #29640. 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

Comments

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