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Shadow Weaving

Shadow Weaving was changed in WoW Forever: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 reworked: "Your Shadow damage spells have a 33% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times." Now Priest Shadow talent, 3 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 3 ranks in WoW Forever (Classic Era had 5), 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

Shadow Weaving rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shadow Weaving
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Your Shadow damage spells have a 20% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.

WoW Forever
Shadow Weaving
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Your Shadow damage spells have a 33% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times.

of 5
2 points spent changed

Shadow Weaving rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shadow Weaving
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Your Shadow damage spells have a 40% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.

WoW Forever
Shadow Weaving
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Your Shadow damage spells have a 67% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times.

of 5
3 points spent changed

Shadow Weaving rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shadow Weaving
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Your Shadow damage spells have a 60% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.

WoW Forever
Shadow Weaving
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Your Shadow damage spells have a 100% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times.

of 5
4 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

Shadow Weaving rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shadow Weaving
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Your Shadow damage spells have a 80% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever has no rank 4: this talent now has 3 ranks.

of 5
5 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

Shadow Weaving rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Shadow Weaving
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Your Shadow damage spells have a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever has no rank 5: this talent now has 3 ranks.

of 5

Shadow Weaving changes between Forever builds

  • In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026): changed rank 1 reworked: "Your Shadow damage spells have a 33% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times."

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
column 3 2
rankSpellIds [ 15257, 15331, 15332, 15333, 15334 ] [ 15257, 15331, 15332 ]
rankTexts [ "Your Shadow damage spells have a 20% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.", "Your Shadow damage spells have a 40% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.", "Your Shadow damage spells have a 60% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.", "Your Shadow damage spells have a 80% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.", "Your Shadow damage spells have a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times." ] [ "Your Shadow damage spells have a 33% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times.", "Your Shadow damage spells have a 67% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times.", "Your Shadow damage spells have a 100% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times." ]
rankValues [ [ 20, 3, 15, 5 ], [ 40, 3, 15, 5 ], [ 60, 3, 15, 5 ], [ 80, 3, 15, 5 ], [ 100, 3, 15, 5 ] ] [ [ 33, 2, 15, 5 ], [ 67, 2, 15, 5 ], [ 100, 2, 15, 5 ] ]

Questions about Shadow Weaving

Was Shadow Weaving nerfed in WoW Forever?

Shadow Weaving is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 reworked: "Your Shadow damage spells have a 33% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times."

What changed for Shadow Weaving in WoW Forever?

3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 reworked: "Your Shadow damage spells have a 33% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times." 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