Shadow Word: Death (priest rune)

Shadow Word: Death
	Shadow Word: Death; Priest rune; 30 yd range; 12% of base mana; 12 sec cooldown; Instant; A word of dark binding that inflicts 320 to 372 Shadow damage to the target. If the target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, the caster takes damage equal 50% of to the damage inflicted upon the target.;
Properties
Class	Priest
School	Shadow
Cooldown	12 seconds

For the retail ability, see [Shadow Word: Death].

Shadow Word: Death is a Priest rune for gloves. It is learned from [Prophecy of a King's Demise].

Patch changes

Hotfix (2024-02-20): Base damage before modifiers decreased by 40% and spellpower coefficient adjusted to 42.9% (was 64.3%).
Patch 1.15.1 (2024-02-06): The caster now takes 50% of the damage dealt by Shadow Word: Death (was 100%).
Hotfix (2023-12-21): Base damage increased by 103% and the bonus damage it receives from spell power has been increased by 50%.
Patch 1.15.0 (2023-11-14): Added.