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Shadow Word: Pain

Spell

Shadow Word: Pain

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2 secMedium Range

Utters a word of darkness, inflicting Shadow damage to an enemy every 3 sec.

Shadow Word: Pain

Tooltip

Utters a word of darkness, inflicting Shadow damage to an enemy every 3 sec. for 18 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 35 per tick. It scales with 1 times spell power. It ticks every 3 sec, 6 times over the full 18 sec (210 base in total).

What it does

Shadow Word: Pain is a Shadow spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 18 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 3 sec.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70531. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time2 sec
Duration18 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 35
Spell power coefficient: 1
Period: every 3 sec

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70531. 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 51 separate Spell records named "Shadow Word: Pain". This page is record #135509. 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
#72318difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; cast time: instant; duration: 8 secA per-difficulty version
#84632cast time: instantA variant record
#97642cast time: instantA variant record
#134006cast time: instant; duration: 12 secA variant record
#154477journal encounter: Soulbinder Nyami; effect types: noneA different caster
#164446effect types: noneA different effect setup
#169284effect types: noneA different effect setup
#169827effect types: noneA different effect setup
#175801effect types: noneA different effect setup
#176518effect types: noneA different effect setup
#189874effect types: noneA different effect setup
#195998effect types: noneA different effect setup

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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