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Shadow Protection in WoW Forever

Same as Classic

Shadow Protection is a Priest buff spell in WoW Forever, unchanged from Classic. You'll learn it from Priest trainers, starting at level 30. It has 3 ranks in the beta, learned from level 30 to level 56. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip and cost.

Unchanged from Classic in the Forever beta.

Shadow Protection quick facts

ClassPriest
Rolebuff
SchoolShadow
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 min
Range30 yd
CostVaries by rank
Ranks3
First learnedLevel 30
SourcePriest trainer

How to learn Shadow Protection

Taught by Priest trainers, starting at level 30.

What Shadow Protection does

Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by 60 for 10 min.

Showing the highest rank. The full rank list is below.

All Shadow Protection ranks

Shadow Protection has 3ranks, learned from level 30 to level 56. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.

Rank 1Level 30 · ID 976

Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by 30 for 10 min.

250 Mana · Instant cast · Lasts 10 min · 30 yd
Rank 2Level 42 · ID 10957

Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by 45 for 10 min.

450 Mana · Instant cast · Lasts 10 min · 30 yd
Rank 3Level 56 · ID 10958

Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by 60 for 10 min.

650 Mana · Instant cast · Lasts 10 min · 30 yd

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Shadow Protection FAQs

What does Shadow Protection do in WoW Forever?

Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by 60 for 10 min.

How do I learn Shadow Protection?

Taught by Priest trainers, starting at level 30.

How many ranks does Shadow Protection have?

Shadow Protection has 3 ranks, learned from level 30 to level 56. It costs 250 Mana at the first rank, 650 Mana at the highest rank to cast.

What changed for Shadow Protection in WoW Forever?

No. Shadow Protection works the same as in Classic.

Spell data is sourced from the Forever beta client (snapshot 30 September 2026). All values are base numbers, before talents, gear, and level scaling.