Shadowburn

Shadowburn
Shadowburn (8 ranks) Warlock ability 20 s yd range 515 Mana 15 sec cooldown Instant Instantly blasts the target for X to Y Shadow damage. If the target dies within 5 sec of Shadowburn, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard.
Properties
Class	Warlock
School	Shadow
Cooldown	15 sec
Talents
Talent tree	Destruction, Tier 3
Other information
Requirements	One Soul Shard
Related debuff
Shadowburn Will grant the caster a Soul Shard upon victim's death. Duration: 5 sec

[[Category:warlock abilities]][[Category:warlock abilities]]

Shadowburn is a Shadow-based instant cast direct damage spell. It can only be obtained by investing 11 points in the Destruction tree.

Rank table

Rank	Level	Mana Cost	Damage	Cost
1	20	105	87-99	Talent
2	24	129	115-131	1 35
3	32	188	186-210	3 15
4	40	243	261-293	4 35
5	48	302	350-392	6 30
6	56	365	450-502	9 90
7	63	435	518-578	1 70
8	70	515	597-665	1 70

Notes

Requires a Soul Shard. However, if the target dies within five seconds, a Soul Shard will be created, resulting in no net loss of soul shards. It is not possible to gain two Soul Shards when used in conjunction with Drain Soul. In order to gain a Soul Shard back, your target needs to be in Honor/Experience range. Note also that casting Shadowburn on a Totem will give you a Shard without granting you Honor or Experience.

Tips and tactics

• If you want to maximize your damage as a Warlock in a party, then you should finish the mob using Shadowburn when there is too little time for another DoT or Shadow Bolt.
• 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 Soul Shard consumption.