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Shadow Bolt
Spell shadow shadowbolt
  • Shadow Bolt
  • Level 1 Affliction warlock ability
  • 40 yd range
  • 6% of base mana
  • 2 sec cast
  • Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing (45% of spell power) Shadow damage.
Properties
Class Warlock
School Shadow
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned 1
Improvements Nightfall, Shadow Embrace (old)
Shadow Bolt
Spell shadow shadowbolt
Properties
Class Warlock
School Shadow
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned 1
Improvements Spell shadow summonsuccubus [Pleasure through Pain], Ability creature disease 05 [Sacrificed Souls]
"May darkness take you, for when I'm done, the Light will not recognize you."— Radak Doombringer[1]

Shadow Bolt is a level 1 warlock spell that deals direct damage to the target. It's the primary filler spell for both Affliction and Demonology warlocks, and Destruction warlocks until Level 14 when it is replaced by Spell fire burnout [Incinerate]. For Demonology warlocks, Shadow Bolt generates a Soul Shard each time it is cast.

Improvements

Affliction

Demonology

Notes and trivia

  • Shadow Bolt is sometimes misspelled Shadowbolt by Blizzard.
  • Shadowmages and Necromancers can both harness the shadows into bolts of incendiary energy.[2] This would be one of the overlapping abilities shared with warlocks.[3]
  • Shadow Bolt is a basic Warlock spell in Hearthstone. The flavor text reads: "It’s a Bolt. Its made out of Shadow. What more do you need to know!"

Patches and hotfixes

  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now available again to Affliction warlocks. New visual spell effect.
  • Legion Hotfix (2017-01-17): Shadow Bolt damage increased by 42%.
  • Legion Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): No longer exclusive to Demonology. Now available to Destruction until Level 14.
  • Legion Hotfix (2016-09-23): Shadowbolt damage increased by 10%.
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now exclusive to Demonology and generates 1 Soul Shard. Damage reduced by 15%. Cast time reduced to 2 seconds, down from 2.5 seconds.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.2.0 (2015-06-23): Now deals 25% less damage.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2014-12-15): Shadow Bolt's damage has been increased by 25%.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2014-10-17): Shadow Bolt's damage has been reduced by 20%.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Now deals 15% more damage.
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  • Cataclysm Patch 4.3.0 (2011-11-29): Shadow Bolt has a new visual spell effect.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Damage has been reduced by approximately 12%.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.2.2 (2009-09-22): When using Shadow Bolt while having Spell fire playingwithfire [Backlash] and Ability warlock backdraft [Backdraft] active, only Backlash will now be properly consumed.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Shadow Bolt animation updated.

See also

References

External links

Affliction Demonology &
Destruction


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