Shadow Vulnerability

Other versions of Shadow Vulnerability: all 5 versions · #17797 · #17798 · #17799 · #17800

Shadow Vulnerability was changed in WoW Forever: effect type changed behind the tooltip, buff text now says "Shadow damage taken from Warlock increased by 4%." 100 yd range, instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Shadow Vulnerability 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 Vulnerability

Shadow school

100 yd range · Instant

Shadow damage increased by 4%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shadow Vulnerability

Shadow school

100 yd range · Instant

Shadow damage taken from Warlock increased by 4%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: 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
auraDescription	Shadow damage increased by $s1%.	Shadow damage taken from Warlock increased by $w1%.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 87, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 3, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 270, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 4, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Shadow Vulnerability changes between Forever builds

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

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

Questions about Shadow Vulnerability

Was Shadow Vulnerability nerfed in WoW Forever?

Shadow Vulnerability 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: effect type changed behind the tooltip, buff text now says "Shadow damage taken from Warlock increased by 4%."

What changed for Shadow Vulnerability in WoW Forever?

Effect type changed behind the tooltip, buff text now says "Shadow damage taken from Warlock increased by 4%." 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