Shadow Protection

Shadow Protection, a Priest Shadow Magic ability, shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era; behind it the client changed data no tooltip line prints on 3 of 3 ranks. Rank 3: 650 Mana, 30 yd range, instant cast, requires level 56. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Shadow · Rank 1 same tooltip

Shadow Protection (Rank 1) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Shadow Protection

Rank 1 · Shadow school

250 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 30

Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by 30 for 10 min.

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Shadow resistance increased by 30.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shadow Protection

Rank 1 · Shadow school

250 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 30

Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by 30 for 10 min.

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Shadow resistance increased by 30.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 558, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 29, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 30, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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

Spell · Shadow · Rank 2 same tooltip

Shadow Protection (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Shadow Protection

Rank 2 · Shadow school

450 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 42

Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by 45 for 10 min.

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Shadow resistance increased by 45.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shadow Protection

Rank 2 · Shadow school

450 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 42

Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by 45 for 10 min.

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Shadow resistance increased by 45.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 558, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 44, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 45, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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

Spell · Shadow · Rank 3 same tooltip

Shadow Protection (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Shadow Protection

Rank 3 · Shadow school

650 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 56

Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by 60 for 10 min.

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Shadow resistance increased by 60.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shadow Protection

Rank 3 · Shadow school

650 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 56

Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by 60 for 10 min.

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Shadow resistance increased by 60.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 558, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 59, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 60, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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What changed for Shadow Protection in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 1 effect
• Rank 2 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 1 effect
• Rank 3 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 1 effect

Shadow Protection changes between Forever builds

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