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Shadow Axe

Spell

Shadow Axe

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Throws your Shadow Axe at a random target.

Shadow Axe

Tooltip

Throws your Shadow Axe at a random target. The axe will arrive at the target and spin in place for 10 sec, dealing 1750 to 2250 damage per second to all nearby enemies.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 3500. Its area radius is 5 yards.

What it does

Shadow Axe is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 3500) in a 5 yard radius.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 3500
Radius: 5 yards

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Shadow Axe appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Shadow Axe". This page is record #59720. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#42748journal encounter: Ingvar the Plunderer; school: Physical; cast time: 1 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Summon, effect 140; different tooltip textA different caster
#42751no compared field differsA duplicate client record

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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