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Shadowburn
Spell shadow scourgebuild
  • Shadowburn
  • Row 5 Destruction warlock talent
  • 40 yd range
  • 1 Soul Shard
  • 12 sec recharge
  • Instant
  • Blasts a target for (96% of Spell power) Shadowflame damage, gaining 50% critical strike chance on targets that have 20% or less health.

    Restores 1 Soul Shard and refunds a charge if the target dies within 5 sec.
  • Max 2 Charges
Properties
Class Warlock
School Shadowflame
Charges 2
Recharge 12 seconds
Talents
Talent required Ability warlock inferno [Roaring Blaze]/Spell fire fireball [Improved Conflagrate] or Spell fire felflamering red [Explosive Potential]
Improvements Inv enchanting dust [Ashen Remains], Ability racial foregedinflames [Burn to Ashes], Spell fire felflamering [Chaos Incarnate], Spell shadow scourgebuild [Conflagration of Chaos], Ability warlock eradication [Eradication], Inv eyeofnzothpet [Madness of the Azj'Aqir], Spell fire fire [Ruin]
Related debuff
Spell shadow scourgebuild
  • Shadowburn
  • If the target dies and yields experience or honor, Shadowburn restores 1 Soul Shard and refunds a charge.
  • Duration: 5 seconds
Shadowburn TCG

In the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

Shadowburn is a Destruction warlock talent. It is an instant cast direct damage spell that deals Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 seconds, the warlock gains 2 Inv misc gem amethyst 02 [Soul Shards].

Tips and tactics[]

  • If you want to maximize your damage as a warlock in a party, you should finish the mob using Shadowburn when there is too little time for another DoT or Shadow Bolt.
  • In duels, it is tempting to save the Shadowburn until you are sure that the opponent is about to die. A better strategy may be to use Shadowburn whenever possible, as this will result in a higher damage output.

Patch changes[]

  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2023-06-05): Damage is now increased by 15% in PvP Combat (was 45%).
  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2023-05-15): Damage increased by 45% in PvP Combat (was 65%).
  • Dragonflight Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02):
    • Damage increased by 20%. Does not apply in PvP combat.
    • Damage increased by 65% in PvP combat (was 50%).
  • Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21): Damage is now increased by 25% in PvP combat (was 30%).
  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2022-12-19): Damage increased by 30% in PvP Combat.
  • Dragonflight Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 5 Destruction talent (was a level 25 Destruction talent).
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Damage increased by 23% and now refreshes a charge if the target dies within 5 seconds.
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now costs a Soul Shard, has 50% critical strike chance on targets that have 20% or less health, and its cooldown is now reduced by Haste. No longer resets its cooldown when the target dies. Now available at level 25 (was 30).
  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Redesigned as a level 30 talent (was 15): Blasts a target for (60% of Spell power) Shadowflame damage. If the target dies within 5 sec and yields experience or honor, Shadowburn's cooldown is reset. Generates 3 Soul Shard Fragments. No longer replaces Spell fire fireball [Conflagrate].
    Old: Blasts a target for (315% of Spell power) Shadowflame damage. Generates 5 Soul Shard Fragments and an additional 5 Soul Shard Fragments if the target dies within 5 sec.
  • Legion Hotfix (2017-06-14): Shadowburn now causes Cremation damage, as intended.
  • Legion Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Shadowburn now generates 6 Soul Shard Fragments and an additional 6 if the target dies within 5 seconds.
  • Legion Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Now replaces Conflagrate, and now generates a Shard, plus an additional Shard on kill. Damage type is now Shadowflame (was Shadow).
  • Legion Hotfix (2016-11-01): Shadowburn now deals 20% less damage in PvP.
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now a level 15 Destruction talent (was a level 47 Destruction ability). Damage reduced by 20%.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2015-11-20): Now deals 20% more damage while in PvP combat.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2015-07-20): Damage increased by 5%.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2014-12-15): Shadowburn's damage has been increased by 8%.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): No longer generates any mana.
  • Mists of Pandaria Hotfix (2013-03-05): Shadowburn now properly generates 2 Burning Embers after killing a target that yields experience or honor.
  • Mists of Pandaria Hotfix (2012-09-14): Shadowburn should always return a Burning Ember when it instantly kills the warlock's target.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now costs Burning Embers instead of mana. Now restores 15% mana after 5 seconds, and Burning Embers when the target dies (was Soul Shards). Damage type changed from Shdaowflame to Shadow. Now a level 47 Destruction ability (was a tier 3 Destruction talent).
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.3.0 (2011-11-29): Now deals Shadowflame damage, instead of Shadow damage.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Damage has been reduced by approximately 12%.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Changed. Only usable on targets with less than 20% Health. If the target dies during the duration, all three Soul Shards are refreshed. No longer requires a Soul Shard to use.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Fixed an issue where the Warlock spell "Shadowburn" was improperly consuming two Soul Shards.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.11.0 (2006-06-19): If you cast Drain Soul while this aura is on the victim, you will no longer receive two soul shards upon the victim's death.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.10.0 (2006-03-28): The debuff which produces the soul shard upon death is now visble to the player and has a 5 sec duration. The Warlock will no longer sometimes receive two soul shards upon the victim's death. Targets which do not grant experience or honor will no longer produce shards. This spell will no longer apply its debuff to the creature when the spell is resisted.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): Honorable kills will now generate a Soul Shard when Shadowburn is used.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Added.

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