Shadowstrike

Shadowstrike, a Rogue Subtlety ability, shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era, but behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 4 effects, and moved internal columns the tooltip does not show (baseLevel 1 to 0). The client does not say what that changes in play. 20 Energy, 25 yd range, instant cast.

Shadowstrike tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Shadowstrike

Physical school

20 Energy · 25 yd range · Instant

Requires level 1

Teleport behind your target and strike, causing 150% weapon damage to the target. Must be stealthed. Awards 1 combo point.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shadowstrike

Physical school

20 Energy · 25 yd range · Instant

Teleport behind your target and strike, causing 150% weapon damage to the target. Must be stealthed. Awards 1 combo point.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: 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
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 252, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 2, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 121, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 150, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 31, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 328, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 252, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 2, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 121, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 150, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 31, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 30, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Shadowstrike changes between Forever builds

Same tooltip as Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Shadowstrike

Other client rows named Shadowstrike

The game client ships one more row named Shadowstrike (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the other keeps its own page.

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

Questions about Shadowstrike

Did Shadowstrike change in WoW Forever?

Not on the tooltip. Shadowstrike shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era; behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 4 effects, and moved internal columns the tooltip does not show (baseLevel 1 to 0).

Which class gets Shadowstrike in WoW Forever?

Shadowstrike is a Rogue ability in WoW Forever, in the Subtlety 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