Shadowburn

Shadowburn
Shadowburn 40 yd  range 1 Burning Ember Instant cast Instantly blasts a target below 20% health for x Shadow damage. Generates Burning Embers if the target dies within 5 sec.
Usable by
Class	Warlock
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Shadow
Casting time	Instant cast
Cooldown	(GCD 1.5 sec)
Talents
Specialization	Destruction
Level required	47
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• Shadowburn
• 40 yd  range
• 1 Burning Ember
• Instant cast
• Instantly blasts a target below 20% health for x Shadow damage. Generates Burning Embers if the target dies within 5 sec.

Shadowburn is a warlock ability learned at level 47 for those with the Destruction specialization. Only usable on targets with less 20% health, it deals shadow damage, restoring a Burning Ember if the target dies.

Modified by

Talents

• Soul Leech
• Grimoire of Sacrifice

Destruction abilities

• Havoc
• Mastery: Emberstorm

Notes

• If you want to maximize your damage as a warlock in a party, then you should finish the mob using Shadowburn.
• In duels, it is tempting to save the Shadowburn until you are sure that the opponent almost dies. A better strategy may be to use Shadowburn whenever possible, right from the start, as this will result in a higher damage output. However, this also leads to a higher Burning Ember consumption.

Patch changes

• Patch 6.0.2 (14-October-2014): Shadowburn no longer generates any mana.
  
• Patch 4.3.0 (29-Nov-2011): Shadowburn now deals Shadowflame damage, instead of Shadow damage.
  
• / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Changed. Only usable on targets with less than 20% Health. If the target dies during the duration, all three Soul Shards are refreshed. No longer requires a Soul Shard to use.
  
• Patch 1.11.0 (20-Jun-2006): Shadowburn: If you cast Drain Soul while this aura is on the victim, you will no longer receive two soul shards upon the victim’s death.
  
• Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): Honorable kills will now generate a Soul Shard when Shadowburn is used.
  

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