Shadow Word: Death

Shadow Word: Death
Shadow Word: Death 40 yd  range 8 sec cooldown 0.5% of base mana Instant cast A word of dark binding that inflicts (161.775% of Spell power) Shadow damage to the target Shadow and grants a Shadow Orb Only usable on enemies that have less than 20% health. Shadow If the target does not die, the cooldown is reset, but this additional Shadow Word: Death does not grant a Shadow Orb Enhanced Shadow Word: Death (Level 92+) Shadow Word: Death now always generates a Shadow Orb, regardless of cooldown reset.
Usable by
Class	Priest
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Shadow
Casting time	Instant cast
Cooldown	8 sec (GCD 1.5 sec)
Level required	46
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• Shadow Word: Death
• 40 yd  range
• 0.5% of base mana
• Instant cast
• A word of dark binding that inflicts (161.775% of Spell power) Shadow damage to the target
  
  Shadow
  and grants a Shadow Orb
  
  Only usable on enemies that have less than 20% health.
  
  Shadow
  If the target does not die, the cooldown is reset, but this additional Shadow Word: Death does not grant a Shadow Orb
  
  Enhanced Shadow Word: Death (Level 92+)
  Shadow Word: Death now always generates a Shadow Orb, regardless of cooldown reset.

“

Ragnaros and his minions will be suffocated by the enveloping shadows. - Olivia Demascas TCG

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Shadow Word: Death is a priest ability learned at level 46 for those with the Shadow specialization. It is a Shadow Word - a Shadow-based direct damage spell. It can only be used on targets below 20% health. It also generates a [Shadow Orb].

Modified by

• Glyph of Shadow Word: Death

Talents

• Clarity of Power
• Power Infusion

Shadow abilities

• Shadowform
• Vampiric Embrace

Patch changes

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• Patch 6.0.2 (14-October-2014): Shadow Word: Death is now available only to Shadow Priests.
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (10-Sep-2013): Shadow Word: Death now deals 15% more damage.
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Shadow Word: Death damage done has been increased by 12%.
  
• Patch 3.0.3 (04-Nov-2008): Shadow Word:Death: The self-damage from this spell can no longer be reflected or redirected.
  
• Patch 2.3.0 (13-Nov-2007): Resilience no longer reduces the backlash damage from this spell.
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (22-May-2007): Cooldown increased to 12 sec and will now properly damage the casting Priest when it is reflected.
  
• Patch 2.0.3 (09-Jan-2007): "Shadow Word Death" will no longer do damage to the casting priest when resisted.; Priests backlash effect of "Shadow Word: Death" will now properly be applied and can no longer be resisted.
  

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