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Talent · Priest · Shadow changed

Darkness

Darkness was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Increases your Shadow damage done by 2%." Priest Shadow talent, 5 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 5 ranks, one per point you can spend. Pick a rank to see the ability it grants at that many points, Classic Era vs WoW Forever.

1 point spent changed

Darkness rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Darkness
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Shadow spell damage by 2%.

WoW Forever
Darkness
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Shadow damage done by 2%.

of 5
2 points spent changed

Darkness rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Darkness
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Shadow spell damage by 4%.

WoW Forever
Darkness
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Shadow damage done by 4%.

of 5
3 points spent changed

Darkness rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Darkness
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Shadow spell damage by 6%.

WoW Forever
Darkness
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Shadow damage done by 6%.

of 5
4 points spent changed

Darkness rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Darkness
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Shadow spell damage by 8%.

WoW Forever
Darkness
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Shadow damage done by 8%.

of 5
5 points spent changed

Darkness rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Darkness
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Shadow spell damage by 10%.

WoW Forever
Darkness
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Shadow damage done by 10%.

of 5

Darkness changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
rankTexts [ "Increases your Shadow spell damage by 2%.", "Increases your Shadow spell damage by 4%.", "Increases your Shadow spell damage by 6%.", "Increases your Shadow spell damage by 8%.", "Increases your Shadow spell damage by 10%." ] [ "Increases your Shadow damage done by 2%.", "Increases your Shadow damage done by 4%.", "Increases your Shadow damage done by 6%.", "Increases your Shadow damage done by 8%.", "Increases your Shadow damage done by 10%." ]

Questions about Darkness

Was Darkness nerfed in WoW Forever?

Darkness is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: rank 1 reworked: "Increases your Shadow damage done by 2%."

What changed for Darkness in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "Increases your Shadow damage done by 2%." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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