Shadowflame

Other versions of Shadowflame: all 3 versions · Warlock Destruction ability #426325 · #426454

Shadowflame, a Warlock Destruction ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, duration changed. 27% of base mana, 30 yd range, 2 sec cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This ability is the Shadowflame rune for the Boots, applied by Engrave Boots - Shadowflame and taught by Rune of Shadowflames. Runes and engraving in WoW Forever →

Shadowflame 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

Shadowflame

Fire and Shadow school

27% of base mana · 30 yd range · 2 sec cast

Requires level 1

Burns the enemy for level-scaled Shadowflame damage and then additional level-scaled Shadowflame damage over 15 sec. Shadowflame triggers and benefits from all effects that modify or interact with Immolate, or with Affliction, Destruction, Fire, or Shadow spells, but only one of Immolate or Shadowflame per Warlock can be active on any target. In addition, Shadowflame can trigger your Improved Shadow Bolt talent and causes it to have 26 additional charges.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shadowflame

Fire and Shadow school

27% of base mana · 30 yd range · 2 sec cast

level-scaled Shadowflame damage every 3 seconds.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the tooltip text template (same words on both sides), and durationMs, effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

A value this tooltip would print is left out: the referenced number is not in the tables this build ships, so it is not stated rather than invented. Values that depend on your character (level, Spirit, Attack Power, spell power) are named in words instead of given a number.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	1	0
description	Burns the enemy for ${$m1$<power>/100$<mult>} Shadowflame damage and then an additional ${$1228049m15$<power>/100} Shadowflame damage over $1228049d. Shadowflame triggers and benefits from all effects that modify or interact with Immolate, or with Affliction, Destruction, Fire, or Shadow spells, but only one of Immolate or Shadowflame per Warlock can be active on any target. In addition, Shadowflame can trigger your Improved Shadow Bolt talent and causes it to have $426454s2 additional charges.	Burns the enemy for ${$m1$<power>/100$<mult>} Shadowflame damage and then an additional ${$m25$<power>/100} Shadowflame damage over $d. Shadowflame triggers and benefits from all effects that modify or interact with Immolate, or with Affliction, Destruction, Fire, or Shadow spells, but only one of Immolate or Shadowflame per Warlock can be active on any target. In addition, Shadowflame can trigger your Improved Shadow Bolt talent and causes it to have $426454s2 additional charges.
durationIndex	0	8
durationMs	not in this client	15000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 173, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 173, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 64, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 77, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

"not in this client" means that build's client table has no such column at all, which is not the same as a value of none. See the build page for every column each client is missing.

Shadowflame changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Shadowflame

Talents that affect Shadowflame

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

Questions about Shadowflame

Was Shadowflame nerfed in WoW Forever?

Shadowflame 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 values changed, duration changed.

What changed for Shadowflame in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, duration changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Shadowflame in WoW Forever?

Shadowflame is a Warlock ability in WoW Forever, in the Destruction spellbook tab.

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