Shadow Bolt Volley

Shadow Bolt Volley, a Warlock Gloves rune, was changed in WoW Forever: reduced damage 30% in Classic Era, 5% in Forever. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Applied by Engrave Gloves - Shadow Bolt Volley and taught by Rune of Shadowbolts. Runes and engraving in WoW Forever →

Shadow Bolt Volley 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

Shadow Bolt Volley

Physical school

Your Shadow Bolt now strikes up to 5 targets within a chain distance of 10 yards, but for 30% reduced damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shadow Bolt Volley

Physical school

Your Shadow Bolt now strikes up to 5 targets within a chain distance of 10 yards, but for 5% reduced damage.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 5, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 17, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 35, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 108, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -30, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 5, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 17, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 35, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 108, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -5, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Shadow Bolt Volley changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Other client rows named Shadow Bolt Volley

The game client ships 2 more rows named Shadow Bolt Volley (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the others keep their own page.

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Shadow Bolt Volley

Was Shadow Bolt Volley nerfed in WoW Forever?

Shadow Bolt Volley is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: reduced damage 30% in Classic Era, 5% in Forever.

What changed for Shadow Bolt Volley in WoW Forever?

Reduced damage 30% in Classic Era, 5% in Forever. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Shadow Bolt Volley in WoW Forever?

Shadow Bolt Volley is a Warlock rune for the Gloves slot in the WoW Forever client.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value