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Absorbed in Darkness

Spell

Absorbed in Darkness

Shadow

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Standing within a Pool of Darkness inflicts 6 Shadow damage every 2 sec.

Absorbed in Darkness

Tooltip

Standing within a Pool of Darkness inflicts 6 Shadow damage every 2 sec.

How it works

Absorbed in Darkness 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 6 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 260.

What it does

Absorbed in Darkness is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec and applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 6
Period: every 2 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 260
Misc value: 1629, 7

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

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Absorbed in Darkness appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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

Build history

this spell Changelog

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Absorbed in Darkness". This page is record #274387. 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
#272018difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Looking For Raid; effect values: 20, 0 (this record: 6, 0)A 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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