Codex of Shadow Word: Pain IV

Codex of Shadow Word: Pain IV is unchanged in WoW Forever. Teaches Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 4).

Codex of Shadow Word: Pain IV tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Codex of Shadow Word: Pain IV

Item Level 26

Book

Requires Level 26

Use: Teaches Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 4).

Sell Price: 16s 75c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Codex of Shadow Word: Pain IV

Item Level 26

Book

Requires Level 26

Use: Teaches Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 4).

Use: A word of darkness that causes 180 Shadow damage over 18 sec.

Use: Learning

Sell Price: 16s 75c

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	none	Teaches Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 4).
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": -1, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 993, "spellName": "Shadow Word: Pain", "trigger": 0 } ]	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 992, "spellName": "Shadow Word: Pain", "trigger": 6 }, { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": -1, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 402265, "spellName": "Learning", "trigger": 0 } ]

Codex of Shadow Word: Pain IV changes between Forever builds

Same Use text as Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

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Questions about Codex of Shadow Word: Pain IV

Did Codex of Shadow Word: Pain IV change in WoW Forever?

No. Codex of Shadow Word: Pain IV is unchanged in WoW Forever: its Use text is the same as in Classic Era.

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