Shadow Bolt, a WoW Forever Warlock ability

In the Destruction tab of the Warlock spellbook. Every rank: 30 yd range. Shadow school. Scales with 85.7% of spell power (direct).

What Shadow Bolt does, rank by rank 10 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
1	Rank 1 changed Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 11 to 15 Shadow damage. 25 Mana, 1.7 sec cast. Classic: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 13 to 17 Shadow damage.
6	Rank 2 changed Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 21 to 27 Shadow damage. 40 Mana, 2.2 sec cast. Classic: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 26 to 32 Shadow damage.
12	Rank 3 changed Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 40 to 46 Shadow damage. 70 Mana, 2.8 sec cast. Classic: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 52 to 60 Shadow damage.
20	Rank 4 changed Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 58 to 66 Shadow damage. 110 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 92 to 104 Shadow damage.
28	Rank 5 changed Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 79 to 89 Shadow damage. 160 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 150 to 170 Shadow damage.
36	Rank 6 changed Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 101 to 113 Shadow damage. 210 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 213 to 239 Shadow damage.
44	Rank 7 changed Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 140 to 156 Shadow damage. 265 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 292 to 326 Shadow damage.
52	Rank 8 changed Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 188 to 210 Shadow damage. 315 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 373 to 415 Shadow damage.
60	Rank 9 changed Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 237 to 265 Shadow damage. 370 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 455 to 507 Shadow damage.
60	Rank 10 changed Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 253 to 283 Shadow damage. 380 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 482 to 538 Shadow damage.

What changed from Classic

Ranks 1 to 10 changed.

Shadow Bolt on the beta, build by build 1

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  Build 70291, 8 Oct 2026Ranks 1 to 4 text changed. Now: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 11 to 15 Shadow damage. Was: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 12 to 16 Shadow damage.

Talents that change Shadow Bolt 4

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  NightfallAffliction row 4 (level 25), 2 ranks. At 2/2: The Shadow Trance reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%.
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  DecimationDemonology row 4 (level 25), 2 ranks. At 2/2: When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal 6% increased damage, and for the next 10 sec your Soul Fire spell has its cast time reduced by 40% and costs no Soul Shards.
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  Improved Shadow BoltDestruction row 1 (level 10), 5 ranks. At 5/5: Your Shadow Bolt critical strikes increase Shadow damage taken by the target from your attacks by 20% for 12 sec.
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  BaneDestruction row 1 (level 10), 5 ranks. At 5/5: Reduces the casting time of your Shadow Bolt, Immolate, and Incinerate spells by 0.5 sec and your Soul Fire spell by 2 sec.

Questions

What level do you get Shadow Bolt in WoW Forever?

Level 1; its 10 ranks come at 1, 6, 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60 and 60 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Shadow Bolt a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Shadow Bolt is in the Destruction tab of the Warlock spellbook, and no Warlock talent teaches it. 4 talents change it: Nightfall, Decimation, Improved Shadow Bolt and Bane.

Did Shadow Bolt change from Classic?

Yes: ranks 1 to 10 changed. Rank 10 now reads "Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 253 to 283 Shadow damage." where Classic read "Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing 482 to 538 Shadow damage." The beta changed it in build 70291.

What is the cast time of Shadow Bolt?

1.7 sec cast at rank 1, 2.2 sec cast at rank 2, 2.8 sec cast at rank 3 and 3 sec cast at ranks 4 to 10. From the beta client's tooltip, build 70291.

Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70291 on 8 Oct 2026. Classic's text from the Classic client. Beta rows from the build tracker.

Before it in the Destruction tab: Searing Pain. After it: Shadowburn. Every Warlock spell by level, every Warlock talent and the Warlock calculator.