Shadow Word: Death, a Priest ability in WoW Forever
Shadow Word: Death is a Priest ability in the Shadow tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 4 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 32 and its last at level 56. Its spell school is Shadow.
Against Classic: New
Ranks and levels of Shadow Word: Death
| Level | Rank | Tooltip | Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Rank 1 |
| A word of dark binding that inflicts 293 to 311 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. |
| 40 | Rank 2 |
| A word of dark binding that inflicts 368 to 390 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. |
| 48 | Rank 3 |
| A word of dark binding that inflicts 402 to 426 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. |
| 56 | Rank 4 |
| A word of dark binding that inflicts 444 to 472 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. |
Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.
Shadow Word: Death compared with Classic
All 4 ranks are new in Forever: the data finds no Classic version of this ability.
Talents that change Shadow Word: Death
These Priest talents name Shadow Word: Death in their rank text.
- Early DemiseShadow, row 6
More for the Priest
Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.