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Abyssal Grasp

Spell

Abyssal Grasp

Shadow

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2 secSelf Only

Calls forth an Abyssal Tentacle every 0.4 sec for 4 sec.

Abyssal Grasp

Tooltip

Calls forth an Abyssal Tentacle every 0.4 sec for 4 sec. Abyssal Tentacles grab hold of a player in the area, inflicting 0.5 Shadow damage every 0.5 sec and stuns for 4 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Abyssal Grasp costs 100 Energy.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. It ticks every 0.4 sec, 10 times over the full 4 sec.

What it does

Abyssal Grasp is a Shadow spell with a 2 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 0.4 sec.

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
Cost100 Energy
RangeSelf Only
Cast time2 sec
Duration4 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Period: every 0.4 sec

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Abyssal Grasp". This page is record #1283937. 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
#474314cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#474317school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA variant record
#474320used by: Cast by Abyssal Grasp; cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#474321school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#474325no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#474326cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#474329school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#474332cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#1283940school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1283941used by: Cast by Abyssal Grasp; cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#1283943cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1283945school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA 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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