Spell 686

Shadow Bolt

Warlock

Spell details Keybind Demonology guide Talent calculators Macros

Spell details

Spell ID: 686
Class: Warlock
Specializations: Demonology Warlock
Source: Spellbook

These are the fields the current game data records for spell 686. Cost, range, and the full tooltip text are added as each spell is verified against the live client - nothing is guessed here. Cross-check on Wowhead.

Keybind

Where Shadow Bolt belongs on your bars

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Recommended placement

Demonology Warlock1

Shadow Bolt / Infernal Bolt - core layer. A recommendation, not your bind: set your own in the planner and this page will show it.

How to use this spell

Shadow Bolt in practice

1 spec across 1 class

Shadow Bolt is a Warlock ability, reached through the spellbook. The specializations below link to the guide that covers when to press it, and the keybind block shows the key it sits on.

Guides

Rotation, cooldown, defensive, and utility context.

Talent calculators

See where the spell appears in class and spec trees.

Macros

Mouseover, focus, form, and targeting examples.

Specializations that use Shadow Bolt

Demonology Warlock

Spellbook - bound in the core rotation layer

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