Warlock · Former Season of Discovery rune · live client 1.60.1.70790
Shadow Cleave
Punish up to X nearby enemies with a Shadow lash, dealing 170 to each. Shadow Cleave benefits from and triggers most talents and effects that Shadow Bolt benefits from and triggers.X Hitting a target with Shadow Cleave also grants you 4 Spell Damage for each point of your defense skill beyond X. Lasts 15 sec.][]
How you get it
Trainer ranks at levels 1, 6, 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60
The client lists 9 ranks, trained at levels 1, 6, 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60. The full order of Warlock spells is on the Warlock spells by level page.
In Season of Discovery, Shadow Cleave was a rune engraved on gear. In Forever it is an ordinary Warlock ability, one of 9 former runes the class keeps.
An “X” in the description is a number the client text does not resolve; the real value is only visible in game.
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Other former runes for Warlock
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Demonic HowlForces all nearby enemies to focus attacks on you for 6 sec.
Grimoire of SynergyDamage done by you or your summoned demon has a X% chance to increase the damage done by the other by 10% for 15 sec.
IncinerateDeals 217 Fire damage to your target and an additional 25% damage if the target is afflicted by Immolate.
MenaceTaunts the target to attack you, but has no effect if the target is already attacking you.
MetamorphosisTransform into a Demon, increasing Armor by 500%, Health by 15%, reducing the chance you will be critically hit by 6%, increasing your th…
VengeanceWhen activated, this ability temporarily grants you a 30% increase to your maximum health for 20 sec. After the effect expires, the healt…16 abilities
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Bane of HavocAfflicts the target for 5 min, causing 15% of all damage done by the Warlock to other targets to also be dealt to the cursed target. Bane…
DecimationReduces the cooldown of your Soul Fire spell by 90%. When you cast Shadow Bolt or Searing Pain on an enemy below 35% health, they deal X%…
Demonic AegisIncreases the effectiveness of your Demon Skin and Demon Armor spells by 30%.
Demonic BrandYour Searing Pain generates 50% less threat and brands the target for 10 sec. Your pet's next 3 attacks against the target deal $<minDam>…
Demonic EnergiesYou heal your pet for 15% of all spell damage you deal. When you gain Mana from Life Tap, your summoned demon gains 100% of the Mana you …
Demonic KnowledgeIncreases your spell damage and your Demon pet's spell damage by up to 100% of your level while you have a summoned Demon pet active.
Demonic PactYour Demonic Sacrifice effect is no longer cancelled by summoning a different Demon pet. Resummoning the sacrificed pet will still cancel…
Fire and BrimstoneIncreases the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell by 25%.
Improved DrainsIncreases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 20%.
Improved FelhunterIncreases the Attack Power reduction of your Felhunter's Tainted Blood, the healing of its Devour Magic, and the detection level of its P…
MalevolenceIncreases the critical effect chance of your Shadow spells by 5%.
Molten SkinReduces all damage taken by 10%.
PandemicIncreases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrac…
Shadow and FlameHitting an enemy with Conflagrate increases all Shadow damage you deal by 10% for 20 sec, and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn increases …
Soul HarvestKilling a non-trivial target afflicted by your Drain Soul increases your Mana regeneration by 100% for 10 sec and allows 100% of normal M…
WrackTears the target apart from within, inflicting 36 Shadow damage every X sec and increasing the damage they take from your other Shadow da…Answers
Shadow Cleave FAQ
What does Shadow Cleave do in WoW Forever?
Punish up to X nearby enemies with a Shadow lash, dealing 170 to each. Shadow Cleave benefits from and triggers most talents and effects that Shadow Bolt benefits from and triggers.X Hitting a target with Shadow Cleave also grants you 4 Spell Damage for each point of your defense skill beyond X. Lasts 15 sec.][]
How do you get Shadow Cleave?
Warlocks learn rank 1 at level 1; the client lists 9 ranks, at levels 1, 6, 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60.
Is Shadow Cleave in Classic Era?
Not as a normal spell. In Season of Discovery it was a rune engraved on gear; in WoW Forever it is an ordinary Warlock ability with 10 ranks.
Facts checked: 6 November 2026 · Sources: WoW Forever live client data, build 1.60.1.70790 (wago.tools)
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