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Annihilation

Spell

Annihilation

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Annihilate players and Cultists in front of the caster, inflicting 5 Shadow damage every.2 sec for 5 sec.

Annihilation

Tooltip

Annihilate players and Cultists in front of the caster, inflicting 5 Shadow damage every.2 sec for 5 sec.

Each hit increases damage taken from Annihilation by 25% for 6 sec, stacking up to 20 times.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 5. Its area radius is 200 yards. It triggers Annihilation.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 5. Its area radius is 200 yards.

What it does

Annihilation is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 5) in a 200 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the infected mechanic. It also casts Annihilation (record #310224).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
MechanicInfected
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 5
Radius: 200 yards
Trigger spell: Annihilation
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 5
Radius: 200 yards

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?

Annihilation appears in: 1 boss encounter and 1 spell that casts it.

Boss encounters

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 76 separate Spell records named "Annihilation". This page is record #307421. 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
#272326school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#272336journal encounter: Mythrax the Unraveler; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#272338school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#272368effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#272491effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#278150difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Looking For Raid; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#278151school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#304348school: Fire; cast time: 5 sec; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#306982cast time: 2 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#307403cast time: 2 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#309774difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Looking For Raid; used by: Cast by Annihilation; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#310224used by: Cast by Annihilation; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, DummyA helper record another spell casts

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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