Shadowmeld

Shadowmeld, a Night Elf racial, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min." Instant cast, 10 sec cooldown. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Shadowmeld 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

Shadowmeld

Racial · Physical school

Instant · 10 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Night Elf Rogues and Druids with Shadowmeld are more difficult to detect while stealthed or prowling.

Shadowmelded.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shadowmeld

Racial · Physical school

Instant · 10 sec cooldown

Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min.

Shadowmelded.

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
baseLevel	1	0
description	Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Night Elf Rogues and Druids with Shadowmeld are more difficult to detect while stealthed or prowling.	Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 16, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 5, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 16, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 5, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 103, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -999999, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Shadowmeld changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Shadowmeld

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

Questions about Shadowmeld

Was Shadowmeld nerfed in WoW Forever?

Shadowmeld 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, tooltip now says "Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min."

What changed for Shadowmeld in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which race has Shadowmeld in WoW Forever?

Shadowmeld is a Night Elf racial in WoW Forever.

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