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Shadow Word: Death in WoW Forever
NEW in ForeverShadow Word: Death is a new Priest damage spell in WoW Forever. It didn't exist in Classic. You'll learn it from Priest trainers, starting at level 32. It has 4 ranks in the beta, learned from level 32 to level 56. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip, cost, and how it compares to Classic.
Shadow Word: Death quick facts
How to learn Shadow Word: Death
Taught by Priest trainers, starting at level 32. The WoW Forever spell, not the Season of Discovery rune of the same name.
What Shadow Word: Death does
A word of dark binding that inflicts 434 to 462 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.
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All Shadow Word: Death ranks
Shadow Word: Death has 4ranks, learned from level 32 to level 56. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.
A word of dark binding that inflicts 286 to 304 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.
A word of dark binding that inflicts 359 to 381 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.
A word of dark binding that inflicts 391 to 415 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.
A word of dark binding that inflicts 434 to 462 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.
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Shadow Word: Death FAQs
What does Shadow Word: Death do in WoW Forever?
A word of dark binding that inflicts 434 to 462 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.
How do I learn Shadow Word: Death?
Taught by Priest trainers, starting at level 32. The WoW Forever spell, not the Season of Discovery rune of the same name.
How many ranks does Shadow Word: Death have?
Shadow Word: Death has 4 ranks, learned from level 32 to level 56. It costs 175 Mana at the first rank, 340 Mana at the highest rank to cast.
What changed for Shadow Word: Death in WoW Forever?
Yes. Shadow Word: Death is new in WoW Forever and did not exist in Classic.
Is Shadow Word: Death the same as the Season of Discovery rune?
No. The WoW Forever spell Shadow Word: Death is not the Season of Discovery rune of the same name.
Spell data is sourced from the Forever beta client (snapshot 30 September 2026). All values are base numbers, before talents, gear, and level scaling.