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Shadow Word: Pain in WoW Forever
Changed from ClassicShadow Word: Pain is a Priest damage spell in WoW Forever, and it works differently than it did in Classic. You'll learn it from Priest trainers, starting at level 4. It has 8 ranks in the beta, learned from level 4 to level 58. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip, cost, and how it compares to Classic.
Shadow Word: Pain quick facts
How to learn Shadow Word: Pain
Taught by Priest trainers, starting at level 4.
What Shadow Word: Pain does
A word of darkness that causes 762 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
Showing the highest rank. The full rank list is below.
All Shadow Word: Pain ranks
Shadow Word: Pain has 8ranks, learned from level 4 to level 58. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.
A word of darkness that causes 30 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
A word of darkness that causes 60 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
A word of darkness that causes 108 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
A word of darkness that causes 180 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
A word of darkness that causes 288 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
A word of darkness that causes 426 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
A word of darkness that causes 582 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
A word of darkness that causes 762 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
What changed from Classic
The following ranks changed from Classic:
"A word of darkness that causes 66 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 60 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 132 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 108 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 234 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 180 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 366 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 288 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 510 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 426 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 672 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 582 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 852 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
"A word of darkness that causes 762 Shadow damage over 18 sec."
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Shadow Word: Pain FAQs
What does Shadow Word: Pain do in WoW Forever?
A word of darkness that causes 762 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
How do I learn Shadow Word: Pain?
Taught by Priest trainers, starting at level 4.
How many ranks does Shadow Word: Pain have?
Shadow Word: Pain has 8 ranks, learned from level 4 to level 58. It costs 25 Mana at the first rank, 470 Mana at the highest rank to cast.
What changed for Shadow Word: Pain in WoW Forever?
Shadow Word: Pain is a returning Classic spell, but it works differently in Forever. The changed ranks are shown below.
Spell data is sourced from the Forever beta client (snapshot 30 September 2026). All values are base numbers, before talents, gear, and level scaling.