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Warlock ability · DestructionChangedTalent

Shadowburn

In Spanish: Quemadura de las Sombras

Class
Warlock
Tree
Destruction
Learned at level
20
Ranks
6
Cost
365 mana
Cast
Instant
Cooldown
15 sec
Range
30 yd

What it does

Rank 6 · level 56

Instantly blasts the target for 251 to 281 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 8 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

Change from Classic

Rank 6 (level 56): 450 in Classic → 251 in Forever (−44%) · 502 in Classic → 281 in Forever (−44%) · 5 sec in Classic → 8 sec in Forever (+60%)

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.

RankLevelCostRangeDuration
120105 mana30 yd20 yd8 sec5 sec
224130 mana30 yd20 yd8 sec5 sec
332190 mana30 yd20 yd8 sec5 sec
440245 mana30 yd20 yd8 sec5 sec
548305 mana30 yd20 yd8 sec5 sec
656365 mana30 yd20 yd8 sec5 sec
Same in every rank
Cast
Instant
Cooldown
15 sec

Tooltip of every rank

6
  1. Rank 1 · level 20

    Instantly blasts the target for 62 to 70 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

    In Classic

    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.

  2. Rank 2 · level 24

    Instantly blasts the target for 75 to 85 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 8 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

    In Classic

    Instantly blasts the target for 115 to 131 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

  3. Rank 3 · level 32

    Instantly blasts the target for 111 to 125 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 8 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

    In Classic

    Instantly blasts the target for 186 to 210 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

  4. Rank 4 · level 40

    Instantly blasts the target for 139 to 157 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 8 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

    In Classic

    Instantly blasts the target for 261 to 293 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

  5. Rank 5 · level 48

    Instantly blasts the target for 192 to 214 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 8 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

    In Classic

    Instantly blasts the target for 350 to 392 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

  6. Rank 6 · level 56

    Instantly blasts the target for 251 to 281 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 8 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

    In Classic

    Instantly blasts the target for 450 to 502 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

Compared with Classic

Changes: range, tooltip

Rank 6 · level 56
In Forever

Instantly blasts the target for 251 to 281 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 8 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

In Classic

Instantly blasts the target for 450 to 502 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.

Learned from a talent

ShadowburnDestruction, row 3; the first rank arrives at level 20 (without the Legacy “Talented” node).

Talents that mention it

Forever Warlock talents whose text names Shadowburn.

More on the Warlock

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

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