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Tetanus

Spell

Tetanus

Shadow

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Instant castCombat Range

Inflicts 14625 to 15375 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.

Tetanus

Tooltip

Inflicts 14625 to 15375 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 6 sec. Stacks.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 14625 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 6 times over the full 6 sec (87750 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 43875.

What it does

Tetanus is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and deals Shadow damage (base value 43875). It stacks up to 999 times.

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
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks999
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 14625
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 43875

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Tetanus 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 4 separate Spell records named "Tetanus". This page is record #106730. 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
#8014school: Nature; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#106728school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#440222effect 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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