Shadowburn, a WoW Forever Warlock talent, in words
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ShadowburnA Destruction Warlock talent in WoW Forever: row 3 of the Destruction tree (level 20), 1 rank, active. Changed from Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Destruction row 3
Shadowburn1 rank · activeRequires 10 points in Destruction Talents (level 20). 105 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant | 15 sec cooldown | Reagents: Soul Shard.Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 73 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Instantly blasts the target for 91 to 104 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1Instantly blasts the target for 91 to 104 Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
- WoW Forever rank 1Instantly blasts the target for 65 to 73 Shadow damage. If a non-trivial target dies within 8 sec of being hit with Shadowburn, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 37% of Warlock buildsTaken in 37% of the 38,354 complete Warlock builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 9% of Affliction buildsTaken in 9% of the 16,427 builds that lead in Affliction.
- 30% of Demonology buildsTaken in 30% of the 13,779 builds that lead in Demonology.
- 96% of Destruction buildsTaken in 96% of the 8,148 builds that lead in Destruction, its own tree.
- How it is countedEach build counts by what people did with it (opened, shared, saved), the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Updated daily, last on 2026-09-30.
Beta build history
- Build 1.60.1.69876, 2026-09-17Rank 1 text changed.
Around it in the Destruction tree
- Same row (10 points in Destruction, level 20)Ruin.
- Row above (level 15)Molten Skin, Cataclysm, Aftermath.
- Row below (level 25)Intensity, Agonizing Flames, Conflagrate.
- Gone from Classic DestructionImproved Firebolt, Improved Lash of Pain, Devastation, Improved Immolate, Emberstorm.
Every Destruction talent 16
- Destructive Reachrow 1
- Improved Shadow Boltrow 1
- Banerow 1
- Molten Skinrow 2
- Cataclysmrow 2
- Aftermathrow 2
- Ruinrow 3
- Shadowburnrow 3
- Intensityrow 4
- Agonizing Flamesrow 4
- Conflagraterow 4
- Pyroclasmrow 5
- Bane of Havocrow 5
- Fire and Brimstonerow 5
- Shadow and Flamerow 6
- Incineraterow 7
Every Affliction talent 17
- Improved Life Taprow 1
- Suppressionrow 1
- Improved Corruptionrow 1
- Maledictionrow 2
- Soul Harvestingrow 2
- Improved Drainsrow 2
- Improved Bane of Agonyrow 3
- Fel Concentrationrow 3
- Amplify Curserow 3
- Pandemicrow 3
- Malevolencerow 4
- Nightfallrow 4
- Curse of Exhaustionrow 4
- Siphon Liferow 5
- Soul Siphonrow 5
- Shadow Masteryrow 6
- Wrackrow 7
Every Demonology talent 19
- Improved Health Funnelrow 1
- Improved Improw 1
- Demonic Embracerow 1
- Unholy Powerrow 1
- Demonic Aegisrow 2
- Improved Voidwalkerrow 2
- Fel Vitalityrow 2
- Demonic Energiesrow 2
- Improved Sayaadrow 3
- Demonic Sacrificerow 3
- Master Summonerrow 3
- Decimationrow 4
- Fel Dominationrow 4
- Demonic Brandrow 4
- Improved Felhunterrow 5
- Soul Linkrow 5
- Demonic Knowledgerow 5
- Master Demonologistrow 6
- Demonic Pactrow 7
From the WoW Forever beta client, checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Shadowburn in the Warlock calculator, read every Warlock talent in words (Affliction and Demonology too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.