Shadowstep

This is one of several client rows named Shadowstep, not the player ability. Looking for the spell you cast? See Shadowstep →

Shadowstep is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (base level 1 to 0). Instant cast.

Shadowstep 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

Shadowstep

Physical school

Instant

Requires level 1

Attempts to step through the shadows and reappear behind your enemy and increases movement speed for 3 sec.

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Movement speed increased.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shadowstep

Physical school

Instant

Attempts to step through the shadows and reappear behind your enemy and increases movement speed for 3 sec.

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Movement speed increased.

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.

Shadowstep changes between Forever builds

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

Questions about Shadowstep