- For another ghost race, see shade.
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Race | Ghost (Undead) |
Level | 45 |
Reaction | Horde |
Location | Various |
Status | Killable |

Blue variant.
Shades are ghosts appearing in various locations during The Shadow Hunter questline. They appear in Zanchul, Durotar, Orgrimmar, and on the Broken Shore.
Abilities[]
Howl — Inflicts Shadow damage to all enemies within 7 yards. Reduces the movement speed of all enemies within 7 yards by 70% for 8 sec.
Death Rites Ritual — Channels a necromantic ritual, causing explosions of death magic around the caster, inflicting Shadow damage to all nearby enemies every 1 sec for 5 sec.
Objective of[]
[50] Shades of Disruption
Quotes[]
- Turn back.
- We tried... to spare you... the truth...
- You have made... a dire enemy...
- You seek forbidden knowledge.
- Return the shadow hunter.
- The master... will not approve...
Patch changes[]
Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Added.