Shadowburn

Shadowburn was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Instantly blasts the target for 66 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard." Warlock Destruction talent, 1 rank. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Shadowburn details: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The ability this talent grants, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Shadowburn

Rank 1 · Shadow school

105 Mana · 20 yd range · Instant · 15 sec cooldown

Requires level 20

Instantly blasts the target for 87 to 99 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shadowburn

Rank 1 · Shadow school

105 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 15 sec cooldown

Requires level 20

Instantly blasts the target for 66 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

Death will grant the Warlock a Soul Shard.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Ability field diff every changed column on the granted spell

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	none	Death will grant the Warlock a Soul Shard.
description	Instantly blasts the target for $s2 Shadow damage. If the target dies within $d of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.	Instantly blasts the target for $s2 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within $d of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
durationIndex	28	31
durationMs	5000	8000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 86, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 86, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 13, "effect": 2, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 1.2, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 86, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 66, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.9, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.1290323 } ]
rangeIndex	3	4
rangeMaxYards	20	30

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)

Field	Classic Era	Forever
column	3	2
rankTexts	[ "Instantly blasts the target for 87 to 99 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard." ]	[ "Instantly blasts the target for 66 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard." ]
rankValues	[ [ 87, 99, 5 ] ]	[ [ 66, 8 ] ]

Shadowburn changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Shadowburn

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

Questions about Shadowburn

Was Shadowburn nerfed in WoW Forever?

Shadowburn 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: "Instantly blasts the target for 66 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard."

What changed for Shadowburn in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "Instantly blasts the target for 66 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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