World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 1 is here, offering each WoW classa set of 12 distinctive runes. WoW SoD players is obvious, promising exciting changes and new content in Azeroth. We’re here to present all of the available runes which can be discovered in WoW Season of Discovery.
Stay tuned for more updates as we delve into all discovered WoW class runes so far and their locations, optimizing your builds and discover your unique playstyle in WoW Classic+.
Use these links on the left to navigate through this guide:
Rogue Runes | Separate guide |
Shaman Runes | Separate guide |
Warlock Runes | Separate guide |
Priest Runes | Separate guide |
Warrior Runes | Separate guide |
Paladin Runes | Separate guide |
Mage Runes | Separate guide |
Hunter Runes | Separate guide |
Druid Runes | Separate guide |
N.B: All Rune Lists were updated in their separate guides, linked above. Please, refer to them as we update this lenghty article.
WoW SoD Rogue Runes & Locations
Quick Draw Rune – Chest
Draw your ranged weapon and fire a quick shot at an enemy, causing normal ranged weapon damage and reducing the target’s movement speed by 50% for 6 sec. Awards 1 combo point.
Quick Draw benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.
Quick Draw
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Human: In order to get the Quick Draw Rune you’ll have to loot or pickpocket Treasure Map Fragments to create the Elwynn Treasure Map. It will reveal the treasure containing the rune (/way 89, 79).Dwarf: You’ll have to pickpocket Treasure Map Fragments from Troggs, Leper Gnomes, Trolls and Dark Iron Spies in order to create the Dun Morogh Treasure Map.Night Elf: To get the Quick Draw rune, loot or pickpocket Treasure Map Fragments to create the Teldrassil Treasure Map, which will show you the way to a treasure in the hollow stump behind the building in Rutheran Village.Undead: Loot or pickpocket Treasure Map Fragments to create the Tirisfal Treasure Map. Once you have it you can find the treasure under the bridge in Tirisfal Glades (/w 52.9, 54.0).Orc and Troll: Pickpocket or loot pieces of the treasure map from Kultirans in Tirisgarde Keep, Burning Blade Cultists, Quilboar, and Trolls in Echo Isles. Then create the Durotar Treasure Map, helping you find the treasure in the southern most Echo Isles.
Slaughter from the Shadows Rune – Chest
Reduces the Energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by 20.
Engrave Gloves – Mutilate
Does not apply to MutilateDoes not apply to abilities learned from other runes.
Slaughter from the Shadows
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Night Elf: You’ll have to defeat Furbolgs inside Banethil. Once you do you’ll receive a key, which opens a chest located inside the Barrows.Forsaken: The rune is inside a chest in Tirisfal Glades at Agamand Family Crypt. The key to it can be looted from nearby mobs.Orc and Troll: Slaughter from the Shadows is located inside a chest in Durotar at Drygulch Ravine.
Between the Eyes Rune – Legs
Ranged Finishing move that causes damage per combo point, increased by Attack Power, and Stuns the target:
1 point: [53 / 100 * ( + )] to [81 / 100 * ( + )] damage, 1 sec Stun
2 points: [53 / 100 * ( +* 2)] to [81 / 100 * ( +* 2)] damage, 2 sec Stun
3 points: [53 / 100 * ( +* 3)] to [81 / 100 * ( +* 3)] damage, 3 sec Stun
4 points: [53 / 100 * ( +* 4)] to [81 / 100 * ( +* 4)] damage, 4 sec Stun
5 points: [53 / 100 * ( +* 5)] to [81 / 100 * ( +* 5)] damage, 5 sec StunCooldown shared with Kidney Shot.
Between the Eyes
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Human: The rune is located in Cutthroat Alley in Stormwind. Head to the end of the alley and into the house, where, upstairs, next to the bed, you will find a chest. Once you open it two level 10 enemies will spawn. Defeat them and you’ll recieve Between the Eyes.Dwarf: Loot Between the Eyes from the Dusty Crate, found right outside of the Rogue trainer area in the Forlorn Cavern in Ironforge, to the right of the stairs in an alcove. Two Level 10 Cutthroats will try to stop you but you’ll recieve the rune when you kill them.Undead: There’s a chest which can be found underwater (/w 65.9, 25.6). Pickpocket the key from any murloc in the area and you can collect the rune.
Blade Dance Rune – Legs
Fnishing move that increases your Parry chance. Lasts longer and grants more Parry chance per combo point:
1 point : 14 seconds, 6% Parry
2 points: 18 seconds, 7% Parry
3 points: 22 seconds, 8% Parry
4 points: 26 seconds, 9% Parry
5 points: 30 seconds, 10% ParryBlade Dance
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Human: In order to get the Blade Dance rune in SOD, pickpocket the envelope from the Defias in Westfall. You’ll find a note and a key in it. The Rune will be found within this chest and the location is written in the note.
Mutilate – Gloves
Instantly attacks with both weapons for 100% weapon damage plus additional (100 / 100 *) with each weapon. Damage is increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 combo points.
Mutilate
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Human: You’ll have to pickpocket a note from Garrick Padfoot. Then go ahead and deliver it to Cutty who is located on the south side of the wall, just up the river from Crystal Lake, just south of Northshire.Night Elf: Multilate drops off of Lord Melenas in the cave north of Dolanaar.Forsaken: Pickpocket Captain Perrine. Take the signet ring and bring it to the Brill town hall to created a forged document. Return this document to Jamie Nore to receive Multilate.Orc and Troll: In order to get the Mutilate rune, you’ll have to head to the stealth troll, Ba’so (/w 51,58) in Durotar. Pickpocket a note from the Burning Blade thugs above Razor Hill (/w 55,36). Turn it in to the troll.
Shadowstrike Rune – Gloves
Teleport behind your target and strike, causing 150% weapon damage to the target. Must be stealthed. Awards 1 combo point.
Shadowstrike
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Human: Head to the outhouses near the vineyard in Northshire. You’ll find Shadowstrike in a chest.Night Elf: The Shadowstrike rune is supposedly located on “the lowest roof”.Orc and Troll: The rune can be gained from the quest Atop the Cliffs. Open the chest directly adjacent to the spawning point iide Valley of Trials and you’ll find Shadowstrike.
Saber Slash Rune – Gloves
Viciously slash an enemy for 130% weapon damage, and cause the target to bleed for (Attack power * 5 / 100) damage every 2 sec for 12 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Awards 1 combo point.
Saber Slash benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.
Saber Slash
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Alliance: In order to find the Saber Slash rune in SoD, head to the hill behind the Sentinel Hill Inn. There will be an Elite Defias Scout with an Escape Plan buff, which will cause them to flee if they sense danger. It’s best to use stealth and Pickpocket him.
WoW SoD Shaman Runes & Locations
Dual Wield Specialization – Chest
Increases your chance to hit with both spells and melee attacks by 5% while dual wielding and your Stormstrike ability now hits with both weapons while dual wielding.
Dual Wield
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Tauren: Locate the Bag Vendor. Behind this vendor, you’ll encounter a Tauren Rogue. Complete three quests for this rogue: “Finding Explosives in the Venture Co. Mine,” “Gathering Pinecones from the Harpies,” and “Filleting a Small Brilliant Fish.” Upon successful completion of these tasks, you’ll be rewarded with the Dual Wield Rune.
Overload Rune – Chest
Gives your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Chain Heal, Healing Wave, and Lava Burst spells a 33% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage or healing and no threat.
Overload
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Troll: At Level 2 accept the ‘Power from Shikrik’ quest, which will make you kill Scorpid Worker to get Dyadic. Equip it and find the source of nature damage by fighting Dyadic, Shaman with Lightning Bolt and Earth Shock or a Hunter with Serpent Sting. Take Nature Damage 10 times. This will cause you to receive the Inspired buff and you’ll be ready to trun in the quest to Shikrik.
Ancestral Guidance – Legs
For the next 10 sec, 25% of your damage is converted to healing on up to 3 nearby party members, and 100% of your healing is converted to damage on your most recent Flame Shock target.
Ancestral Guidance
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Orc and Troll: Find the tree in the valley of centaurs with a corpse of an adventurer on the ground. You’ll have to channel this corpse and you will get Ancestral Guidance.Tauren: In order to get the rune, find an adventurer’s corpse in Mulgore on an overlook (w/ 60,33). Go through the Venture Co. Mine to reach it and talk to the corpse, which will spawn a ritual. Click the portal and get your rune.
Way of Earth Rune – Legs
While Rockbiter Weapon is active on your main hand weapon, you deal 50% increased threat, gain 30% increased health, take 10% reduced damage, gain 6% reduced chance to be critically hit by melee attacks, and Earth Shock taunts targets to attack you and has a separate cooldown from other Shock spells but has its range reduced to melee range.
Way of Earth
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Horde: Way of Earth is dropped by Rot Hide Mystic in Silverpine Forest.
Water Shield Rune – Gloves
The caster is surrounded by 3 globes of water, granting 1% of your maximum mana per 5 sec. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, 4% of maximum mana is restored to the caster. This expends one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts 10 min. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.
Water Shield
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Horde: The Water Shield rune is located in the Kolkar’s Booty chests in the Barrens.
Lava Lash Rune – Gloves
You charge your off-hand weapon with lava, instantly dealing 100% off-hand Weapon damage. Damage is increased by 20% if your off-hand weapon is enchanted with Flametongue.
Lava Lash
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Tauren: Head to the Lower Rise of Thunder Bluff, where you will find the Bag Vendor. Behind this vendor you’ll find a Tauren Rogue. Complete three quests – ‘Finding explosives in the Venture Co. Mine’, ‘Gathering Pinecones form the Harpies’, and ‘Filleting a Small Brilliant Fish’. You will receive the Lava Lash Rune as an award.
Molten Blast Rune – Gloves
Blast up to 4 enemies in a cone in front of you for (* 72 / 100 + 5 / 100 * Attack power) to (* 108 / 100 + 5 / 100 * Attack power) Fire damage. This ability generates a high amount of threat. Flame Shock periodic damage has a 10% chance to reset the cooldown on Molten Blast.
Saber Slash
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Tauren: Saber Slash can be found at the Artifact Storage at the Bael’Dun Digsite west of Thunder Bluff in Mulgore. The key for it should be looted from nearby Dwarves.Orc and Troll: Head to East of Razor Hill, where, in a small hut, you will find a crab trapped in ice. Use Fire spells to stack a Fire Damage debuff 5 times. Afterwards you’ll be able to get Saber Slash.
WoW SoD Warlock Runes & Locations
Lake of Fire Rune – Chest
Lake of Fire Rune Locations
Master Channeler Rune – Chest
Your Drain Life is no longer channeled, lasts 15 sec with a 15 sec cooldown, costs 100% more mana, and heals you for 50% more each time it deals damage.
Master Channeler Rune Locations
- Dwarf/Gnome: You will need to buy a Malevolent Pie from Greishan Ironstove in Loch Modan (coordinates 27.3, 61.9), and eat it to get the rune.
Soul Siphon Rune – Chest
Increases the amount drained by your Drain Life and Drain Soul spells by an additional 6% for each of your Warlock Shadow effects afflicting the target, up to a maximum of 18% additional effect.
Soul Siphon RuneLocations
- Human: You will need to drain a critter with Drain Soul to obtain an Innocent Shard. You will then have to drain Hogger to get a Wanted Shard. Once you have both shards, head to Damien Kane in the basement of the Goldshire Inn.
- Orc: You will need to drain a critter with Drain Soul to obtain an Innocent Shard. You will then have to drain Gazz’uz to get a Wanted Shard. Once you have both shards, head to Darmak Bloodhowl at Razor Hill.
- Undead: You will need to drain a critter with Drain Soul to obtain a Pure Shard. You will then have to drain Maggot Eye to get a Wanted Shard. Once you have both shards, head to Denton Bleakway in Undercity.
- Gnome: You will need to drain a critter with Drain Soul to obtain a Pure Shard. You will then have to drain [?] to get a Wanted Shard. Once you have both shards, head to Gaklik Voidtwist in Kharanos.
Demonic Tactics Rune – Chest
Demonic Tactics RuneLocations
- Human: You will have to loot the Dead Acolyte near Jasperlode Mine (coordinates 56.8, 57.0). You will then have to take the artifact to the Warlock trainer in Goldshire, and then return to the Dead Acolyte. Once you use Powerless Artifact there, you will receive a Blood Offering. You will then have 10 minutes to run to Gakin the Darkbinder in Stormwind as he can give you the rune afterwards.
- Undead: You will have to loot the Dead Acolyte near Scarlet Monastery (coordinates 76.6, 44.4). You will then have to take the artifact to the Warlock trainer in Brill, and then return to the Dead Acolyte. Once you use Powerless Artifact there, you will receive a Blood Offering. You will then have 10 minutes to run to Carendin Halgar in Undercity as he can give you the rune afterwards.
Everlasting Affliction Rune – Legs
Everlasting Affliction RuneLocations
Incinerate Rune – Legs
14% of base mana 30 yd range
2.25-sec castBurn your enemy for (222/100*) to (258/100*) damage and increase all Fire damage you deal by 25% for the next 15 sec.
Incinerate RuneLocations
Demonic Grace Rune – Legs
Demonic Grace RuneLocations
Make sure not to lose the tag on the summoning mob or you will need to farm the materials again to get the rune.
- Undead: You will need to obtain an Ominous Tome (dropped by skeletons in Agaman’s Mill). After that, you will need Gnoll Blood (dropped by any Gnoll in Garren’s Haunt). The final material you will need is Wolf Jawbone (dropped by any Darkhound in Tirisfal Glades). Once you have all the items, head to the Sewers in Undercity and summon a demon you have to kill to get the rune.
- Gnome: You will need to obtain an Ominous Tome (dropped by Frostmane Shadowcasters in Troll caves west of Brewnall Village). After that, you will need Wendigo Blood (dropped by any Wendigo). The final material you will need is Wolf Jawbone (dropped by any Wolf in Coldridge Valley). Once you have all the items, head to Shimmer Ridge and summon a demon you have to kill to get the rune.
- Orc: You will need to obtain an Ominous Tome (dropped by Voodoo Trolls in Echo Isles). After that, you will need Makrura Leg (dropped by any Makrura mob). The final material you will need is Kul Tiran Skull (dropped by any Kul Tiran mob in Tiregarde Keep). Once you have all the items, head tothe summoning circle near Zalazane and summon a demon you have to kill to get the rune.
- Human: You will need to obtain an Ominous Tome (dropped by Kobolds in Jasperlode Mine). After that, you will need Gnoll Blood (dropped by any Gnoll). The final material you will need is Wolf Jawbone (dropped by any Prowler or Wolf). Once you have all the items, head tothe summoning circle at The Slaughtered Lamb Inn in the Mage Quarter in Stormwind and summon a demon you have to kill to get the rune.
Demonic Pact Rune – Legs
Demonic Pact RuneLocations
Metamorphosis Rune – Gloves
100% of base mana
Instant castTransform into a Demon, increasing Armor by 500%, reducing the chance you will be critically hit by 6%, increasing your threat by 50%, increasing mana gained from Life Tap by 100%, transforming the functionality of some of your abilities, and granting some new abilities:
Searing Pain: Now instant.
Shadow Bolt: Becomes Shadow Cleave, a Shadow melee attack that hits up to 3 nearby enemies, but has a 6 sec cooldown.
Fear: Replaced with Menace.
Taunts the target to attack you, but has no effect if the target is already attacking you.
Demon Charge
Charge an enemy and stun it for 1 sec. Cannot be used in combat.
Demonic Howl
Forces all nearby enemies to focus attacks on you for 6 sec.
Metamorphosis RuneLocations
Shadow Bolt Volley Rune – Gloves
Shadow Bolt Volley Rune Locations
- Gnome: You will have to kill the Demonic Remains with a shadow spell in Loch Modan at the ruins (coordinates 72, 69). You will then have to fight a demon that drops the rune.
Chaos Bolt Rune – Gloves
7% of base mana, 30 yd range
2.5 sec cast, 12-sec cooldownSends a bolt of chaotic fire at the enemy, dealing (*522/100) to (*662/100) Fire damage. Chaos Bolt always hits, cannot be resisted, and its knowledge causes all your Fire spells to pierce through absorption effects. Chaos Bolt gains a high chance to be resisted when used against monsters 4 or more levels above your level.
Chaos Bolt Rune Locations
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Undead: In Tirisfal glades, on the Northwest side of the great lake (coordinates 66.3, 40.0) there is a Frozen Murloc, you need to spam fire abilities and thaw the Murloc out. Once you completely thaw the murloc it will drop this rune.Orc: In Durotar you can find Frozen Makrura (coordinates 58.8, 45.6). You will need more than two Warlocks and pets spamming Immolate until the ice breaks to get the rune.Human: In Elwynn Forest you can find a Frozen Murloc at Stonecairn Lake. You will need more than two Warlocks and pets spamming Immolate until the ice breaks to get the rune.Gnome: in Dun Morogh you can find a Frozen Trogg at Gol’bolar Quarry. You will need more than two Warlocks and pets spamming Immolate until the ice breaks to get the rune.
Haunt Rune – Gloves
12% of base mana, 30 yd range
Instant cast, 12-sec cooldownUnleash a ghostly soul on an enemy, dealing (*251/100) to (*295/100) damage, and increasing all Shadow damage over time you deal to that target by 20%. When the Haunt ends or is dispelled, you will be healed for all the damage it dealt to your target.
Haunt Rune Locations
- Orc: You will need to pick up the Stolen Power quest from Nartok and find a Waterlogged Stashbox under the water at the end of the cave (coordinates 42.9, 54.4) to get the rune.
- Undead: You will need to pick up The Lost Rune quest from Maximillion and find a Lost Stash in the spider cave (coordinates 24.6, 59.4) to get the rune.
- Human: You will need to pick up the Stolen Power quest from Drusilla La Salle and find the rune in a chest (coordinates 52, 52) to get the rune.
- Gnome: You will need to pick up the Stolen Power quest from Alamar Grimm and find the Rockjaw Footlocker (coordinates 26, 72) to get the rune.
WoW SoD Priest New Meditation Buff
World of Warcraft Season of Discovery has a new mechanic for Priest players. To learn the Priest runes, you need to have at least one Meditation buff, with some of them even requiring two active buffs at once. These buffs are 240 minutes long, persist through death, and can be obtained by meditating /kneel in a place of worship specific to your race.
- Meditation on the Light: Holy places such as Northshire Abbey, the stairs to the altar of the Stormwind Cathedral, and the Altars of Light in Anvilmar and Loch Modan
- Meditation on Elune: Moonwells, such as the one in Stormwind or the one in Darnassus.
- Meditation on Undeath: Any kind of Graveyard.
- Meditation on the Loa: Loa Altars, such as the one in Sen’Jin Village.
The intended way to get the Meditation buff of a race besides your own is to /kneel in front of a Priest of a different faith and have them /pray while targeting you. As long as they have their Meditation buff active, they’ll pass it on to you.
There have been reports of some players simply being able to meditate in the places of worship of a different race to obtain a second buff by themselves, but it seems to be a very inconsistent bug.
WoW SoD Priest Runes & Locations
Void Plague Rune – Chest
13% of base mana, 30 yd range
Instant cast, 6-sec cooldownAfflicts the target with a disease that causes (*39/100*6) Shadow damage over 18 sec.
Void Plague Rune
Serendipity Rune – Chest
Serendipity Rune
Strength of Soul Rune – Chest
Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, and Flash Heal reduce the remaining duration of Weakened Soul on targets they heal by 4 sec. In addition, targets of your Power Word: Shield will gain Rage from taking damage despite the damage being absorbed, and Righteous Fury will trigger from damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield as if it were a heal.
Strength of Soul Rune
Twisted Faith Rune – Chest
Twisted Faith Rune
Power Word: Barrier Rune – Legs
4% of base mana, 30 yd range
Instant cast, 3-min cooldownSummons a holy barrier to protect all party members at the target location for 10 sec, reducing all damage taken by 25% and preventing damage from delaying spellcasting.
Power Word: Barrier Rune
Shared Pain Rune – Legs
Shared Pain Rune
Homunculi Rune – Legs
40 yd range
Instant cast, 2 min cooldownBreak off splinters of your soul to animate 3 miniature copies of yourself that attempt to attack your current target with a mace, sword, and axe, reducing the attack speed, attack power, and armor respectively of any target they hit.
Homunculi Rune
Prayer of Mending Rune – Legs
15% of base mana, 40 yd range
Instant cast, 10-sec cooldownPlaces a spell on the target that heals them for (* 93 / 100) the next time they take damage or receive healing. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a party or raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. This spell can only be placed on one target at a time.
Prayer of Mending Rune Locations
After finding Adventurer’s Remains or Adventurer’s Spirit in one of the locations listed below, you will have to team up with another healer of any class to start the ritual. This will summon a mob, which will drop a rune for every player involved when defeated. However, the mob will despawn for some time after somebody finishes it, meaning it’s harder to complete in popular zones.
- Human: Located to the east of a hill in southern Elwynn Forest (coordinates 49, 86).
- Dwarf: Located in the Grizzled Den.
- Troll: Located in an area south of the Valley of Trials (coordinates 48.0, 79.6).
Penance Rune – Gloves
16% of base mana, 30 yd range
Channeled, 12-sec cooldown
Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing (*128/100) Holy damage to an enemy, or (*106/100) healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.Penance Rune Locations
- Dwarf: You will need to complete the Meditation on the Light quest from Branstock Khalder. You will have to find a memory of the past inside of a chest at the Trogg camp near Anvilmar. Then, kneel at the Altar of the Light within Anvilmar to meditate on the light, and use the memory to learn a new ability.
- Human: You will need to complete the Meditation on the Light quest from Priestess Anetta. You will have to fight kobolds until you find a memory of the past inside. Then, kneel at the Northshore Abbey to meditate on the light, and use the memory to learn a new ability.
- Night Elf: You will need to complete the Meditation on Elune quest from Shanda. You will have to kneel at the Moonwell until you find a memory of the past inside.
- Undead: You will need to complete the Meditation on Undeath quest from Dark Cleric Duesten. You will have to kneel in the Graveyard until you find a memory of the past inside.
- Troll: You will need to complete the Wisdom of the Loa quest from Ken’jai. You will have to kneel at the Loa Altar in Sen’jin Village until you find a memory of the past inside.
Mind Sear Rune – Gloves
28% of base mana, 30 yd range
Channeled (5-sec cast)Causes an explosion of shadow magic around the enemy target, causing (70/100*) to (78/100*) Shadow damage every 1 sec for 5 sec to all enemies within 10 yards around the target.
Mind Sear Rune Locations
Circle of Healing Rune – Gloves
56% of base mana, 40 yd range
Instant cast, 6-sec cooldownHeals all of target player’s party members within 40 yards of target player for (* 162 / 100) to (* 180 / 100).
Circle of Healing Rune Locations
Shadow Word: Death Rune – Gloves
12% of base mana, 30 yd range
Instant cast, 12-sec cooldownA word of dark binding that inflicts (* 261 / 100) to (* 305 / 100) Shadow damage to the target. If the target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, the caster takes damage equal to the damage inflicted upon the target.
Shadow Word: Death Rune Locations
- Alliance: You will need to kill Leprithus in Westfall to get the rune.
WoW SoD Warrior Runes & Locations
Blood Frenzy Rune – Chest
Gain 3 Rage every time you deal deal Bleed damage.
Blood Frenzy
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Dwarf and Gnome: Blood Frenzy drops off of rares in Dun Morogh, as confirmed by Wandering Swordsman.Human: Head between the Stonefield Farm and Fargodeep Mine.In order to get the rune, challenge the Wandering Swordsman in Elwynn Forest.
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