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Army of the Dead

Spell

Army of the Dead

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Summons a legion of Risen Ghouls to fight.

Army of the Dead

Tooltip

Summons a legion of Risen Ghouls to fight.

How it works

Army of the Dead is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its area radius is 15 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Summon (effect type 28).

What it does

Army of the Dead is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 40 sec. When cast it summons a creature.

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
Duration40 sec
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Radius: 15 yards
Effect #2Summon (28)
Misc value: 143786, 3257

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?

Army of the Dead 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 36 separate Spell records named "Army of the Dead". This page is record #280312. 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
#183992school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#183995school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#205491used by: Cast by And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Our Dead; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#221180duration: 20 sec; effect types: Dummy, Summon, Quest Complete; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#233112duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#245162school: Physical; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#280313duration: 7 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#280440subtext: PvP Talent; used by: Cast by Ghoulish Monstrosity; duration: 3.5 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#280447subtext: PvP Talent; duration: 30 sec; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#357890duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#357891duration: 30 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#362862journal encounter: Anduin Wrynn; school: Frost, Shadow; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster

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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