Shadowform

Shadowform

What it does

Shadowform is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura.

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 facts

SchoolShadow

Cast timeInstant

DurationInfinite

EffectApply Aura

RangeSelf Only

Spell ID16592

Datamined from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.

Spell Details

School	Shadow
Range	Self Only
Cast time	Instant
GCD category	Category id 133
Duration	Infinite
Proc chance	Always
Effect #1	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 126 Value: -20
Effect #2	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 79 Value: 20 Misc value: 32

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.

Downloads

Icon 256px PNG
Icon 128px PNG
Icon 64px PNG
Icon 64px JPG
shadowformimpact (PRIEST_ShadowForm_Impact) MP3 · 55 KB
shadowformimpact (PRIEST_ShadowForm_Impact) OGG · 22 KB
Background JPG · 61 KB

Sounds

Shadowform sounds

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

PRIEST_ShadowForm_ImpactSoundKit 5756

Shadowformimpact2.4s · ID 569040 · spells
MP3 iPhone Discord Original

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.

The game client stores 37 separate Spell records named "Shadowform". This page is record #16592. 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
#22917	duration: 4 min; effect values: -40, 40 (this record: -20, 20)	Different tuning
#29406	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#34429	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#35194	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#37816	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#38542	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#39579	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#40973	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#41408	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#41912	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#43395	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#45455	effect types: none	A 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.

Other versions

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