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Warlock ability · DestructionChanged

Shadow Bolt

In Spanish: Descarga de las Sombras

Class
Warlock
Tree
Destruction
Learned at level
1
Ranks
10
Cost
380 mana
Cast
3 sec
Cooldown
—
Range
30 yd

What it does

Rank 10 · level 60

Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 253 to 283 Shadow damage.

Change from Classic

Rank 10 (level 60): 482 in Classic → 253 in Forever (−48%) · 538 in Classic → 283 in Forever (−47%)

Numbers are the client base values, without attack power or spell power.

Ranks

Level each rank is learned at, cost, cast time, cooldown, range and duration. Struck-through values are the Classic Era ones when the rank changed in Forever.

RankLevelCostCast
1125 mana1.7 sec
2640 mana2.2 sec
31270 mana2.8 sec
420110 mana3 sec
528160 mana3 sec
636210 mana3 sec
744265 mana3 sec
852315 mana3 sec
960370 mana3 sec
1060380 mana3 sec
Same in every rank
Cooldown
—
Range
30 yd

Tooltip of every rank

10
  1. Rank 1 · level 1

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 11 to 15 Shadow damage.

    In Classic

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 12 to 16 Shadow damage.

  2. Rank 2 · level 6

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 22 to 28 Shadow damage.

    In Classic

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 23 to 29 Shadow damage.

  3. Rank 3 · level 12

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 38 to 44 Shadow damage.

    In Classic

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 48 to 56 Shadow damage.

  4. Rank 4 · level 20

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 52 to 60 Shadow damage.

    In Classic

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 86 to 98 Shadow damage.

  5. Rank 5 · level 28

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 73 to 83 Shadow damage.

    In Classic

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 142 to 162 Shadow damage.

  6. Rank 6 · level 36

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 95 to 107 Shadow damage.

    In Classic

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 204 to 230 Shadow damage.

  7. Rank 7 · level 44

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 133 to 149 Shadow damage.

    In Classic

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 281 to 315 Shadow damage.

  8. Rank 8 · level 52

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 180 to 202 Shadow damage.

    In Classic

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 360 to 402 Shadow damage.

  9. Rank 9 · level 60

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 237 to 265 Shadow damage.

    In Classic

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 455 to 507 Shadow damage.

  10. Rank 10 · level 60

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 253 to 283 Shadow damage.

    In Classic

    Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 482 to 538 Shadow damage.

Compared with Classic

Changes: tooltip

Rank 10 · level 60
In Forever

Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 253 to 283 Shadow damage.

In Classic

Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 482 to 538 Shadow damage.

Talents that mention it

Forever Warlock talents whose text names Shadow Bolt.

More on the Warlock

Beta client data (build 1.60.1.70205), compared with Classic Era 1.15.9.69722.

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