Items / Tome of Devouring Shadows Item · Armor · Item Level 52 changed
Tome of Devouring Shadows
Tome of Devouring Shadows was changed in WoW Forever: Equip bonus now a +20 Shadow Spell Damage stat. Now item level 52 Rare Held In Off-hand armor, +6 Nature Resistance, +20 Shadow Spell Damage. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Tome of Devouring Shadows 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
Tome of Devouring Shadows
Item Level 52
Binds when picked up
Held In Off-hand · Miscellaneous
Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 20.
"Some secrets are best left unknown."
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Tome of Devouring Shadows
Item Level 52
Binds when picked up
Held In Off-hand · Miscellaneous
+6 Nature Resistance
Added in Forever: +20 Shadow Spell Damage
Forever amounts are computed from Blizzard's item budget tables, the way the game client
computes them (this engine ships no flat amounts).
How we check them.
Removed in Forever: Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 20.
"Some secrets are best left unknown."
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
| Field | Classic Era | Forever |
| effects | [
{
"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 9327,
"spellName": "Increase Shadow Dam 20",
"trigger": 1
}
] | [] |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 6,
"stat": 55
}
] | [
{
"amount": 6,
"percentEditor": 3529,
"stat": 55
},
{
"amount": 20,
"percentEditor": 11765,
"stat": 88
}
] |
Tome of Devouring Shadows changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Tome of Devouring Shadows
Was Tome of Devouring Shadows nerfed in WoW Forever?
Tome of Devouring Shadows is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown, range, durability or bag size moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: Equip bonus now a +20 Shadow Spell Damage stat.
What changed for Tome of Devouring Shadows in WoW Forever?
Equip bonus now a +20 Shadow Spell Damage stat. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.