Shadow Shot

Other versions of Shadow Shot: all 2 versions · #29632

Shadow Shot was changed in WoW Forever: Shadow damage 18 to 26 in Classic Era, 26 in Forever (a 21 to 31 roll), tooltip now says "Fires a Shadow Shot at the target for 26 Shadow damage." Anywhere range, instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Shadow Shot 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 Shot

Shadow school

Anywhere range · Instant

Shadow Shot for 18 to 26 Shadow damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shadow Shot

Shadow school

Anywhere range · Instant

Fires a Shadow Shot at the target for 26 Shadow damage.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Shadow Shot for $s1 Shadow damage.	Fires a Shadow Shot at the target for $s1 Shadow damage.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 17, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 9, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 26, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.3636364 } ]

Shadow Shot changes between Forever builds

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

What triggers Shadow Shot

Items with Shadow Shot

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

Questions about Shadow Shot

Was Shadow Shot nerfed in WoW Forever?

Shadow Shot 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: Shadow damage 18 to 26 in Classic Era, 26 in Forever (a 21 to 31 roll), tooltip now says "Fires a Shadow Shot at the target for 26 Shadow damage."

What changed for Shadow Shot in WoW Forever?

Shadow damage 18 to 26 in Classic Era, 26 in Forever (a 21 to 31 roll), tooltip now says "Fires a Shadow Shot at the target for 26 Shadow damage." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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