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'''Shadow Power''' is a Defensive [[Demon Hunter skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 16.Using this enables the Demon Hunter to add considerable life leech for a short period of time.

<br><br><br>__TOC__==Background==[[File:Shadowpower.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Shadow Power in action during During earlier development this skill granted a faster firing rate to the [[Beta]] test.]]'''Shadow Power''' Demon Hunter, but that function was implemented and available for use in changed during the [[Beta]] beta test. It requires a good amount of [[Discipline]] to activate, lasts eight seconds, and increases attack speed by a variable percentage, depending on runes.

The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Shadow Power rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.

'''Shadow Power''' was first seen at the [[July 2011 Press Event]], where it was a level 19 skill. Unfortunately, no information about the  The initial base skill's function was available:* Draw in the power of the shadows, increasing attack speed by 30% for 8 seconds. Players enjoyed this greatly during early beta testing, when it provided a great short term DPS boost that most players used to devastate [[Leoric]]. This effect was evidently too powerful, and the skill was changed to its current, much-less-useful life leech form in late 2011.  

When the [[beta]] started began in September 2011, Shadow Power was changed to level 12. The skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]], and Shadow Power was classified as a Shadow skill and moved way up to level 30. For [[Beta Patch 14]], it was re-classified as a Defensive skill and dropped to level 16. Also, the "Shadow" category was replaced with "Hunting".