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Aura of Rot

Spell

Aura of Rot

Nature

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Instant castSelf Only

Causes the caster to automatically inflict 5 Nature damage every 2 sec.

Aura of Rot

Tooltip

Causes the caster to automatically inflict 5 Nature damage every 2 sec. to nearby enemies. The aura lasts until cancelled.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. Its base value is 1 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec. It triggers Aura of Rot.

What it does

Aura of Rot is a Nature spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec. It also casts Aura of Rot (record #25819).

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

SchoolNature
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Value: 1
Period: every 2 sec
Trigger spell: Aura of Rot

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 8 separate Spell records named "Aura of Rot". This page is record #25818. 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
#3106duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#25819used by: Cast by Aura of Rot; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#196158duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#236152school: Physical; effect values: 0 (this record: 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#236154used by: Cast by Stitches' Hook; school: Physical; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#236155used by: Cast by Aura of Rot; school: Shadow; effect values: 0.2 (this record: 1); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#373909cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70425, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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