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Defile

Spell

Defile

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Corrupts the target, transforming them into a Spectral Assassin over 10 sec.

Defile

Tooltip

Corrupts the target, transforming them into a Spectral Assassin over 10 sec. If the caster is not slain, the target will die when fully corrupted.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Defile is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. Its base value is 1 per tick. It scales with 1 times spell power. It ticks every 1 sec, 10 times over the full 10 sec (10 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Defile is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Spell power coefficient: 1

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 55 separate Spell records named "Defile". This page is record #27177. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#27183duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27192duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27193duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27194duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27195duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27196duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27197duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27198duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27199duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27200duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#72743school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#72754difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); used by: Cast by Defile; duration: 1 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

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