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Spell · Priest · Shadow Magic · Shadow · Ranks 1-4 added

Shadow Word: Death

Shadow Word: Death is a new Priest Shadow Magic ability in WoW Forever that does not exist in Classic Era: all 4 ranks are new. Rank 4: 340 Mana, 30 yd range, instant cast, 18 sec cooldown, requires level 56. Pick any rank to see its tooltip.

Spell · Shadow · Rank 1 added

Shadow Word: Death (Rank 1) tooltip in WoW Forever

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Shadow Word: Death
Rank 1 · Shadow school
175 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 18 sec cooldown
A word of dark binding that inflicts 295 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 2 added

Shadow Word: Death (Rank 2) tooltip in WoW Forever

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Shadow Word: Death
Rank 2 · Shadow school
205 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 18 sec cooldown
A word of dark binding that inflicts 370 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 3 added

Shadow Word: Death (Rank 3) tooltip in WoW Forever

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Shadow Word: Death
Rank 3 · Shadow school
250 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 18 sec cooldown
A word of dark binding that inflicts 403 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 4 added

Shadow Word: Death (Rank 4) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Shadow Word: Death
Rank 4 · Shadow school
340 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 18 sec cooldown
A word of dark binding that inflicts 448 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.

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What changed for Shadow Word: Death in WoW Forever

Shadow Word: Death changes between Forever builds

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Questions about Shadow Word: Death

Is Shadow Word: Death new in WoW Forever?

Yes. Shadow Word: Death is a new Priest Shadow Magic ability in WoW Forever that does not exist in Classic Era: all 4 ranks are new.

Which class gets Shadow Word: Death in WoW Forever?

Shadow Word: Death is a Priest ability in WoW Forever, in the Shadow Magic spellbook tab.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Sep 29, 2026 (1.15.9.70003) ·synced Oct 22, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value