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Blighted Ground

Spell

Blighted Ground

NatureShadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Creates a zone of corrupted ground.

Blighted Ground

Tooltip

Creates a zone of corrupted ground. Standing within the area inflicts 20.0436 Plague damage every 1.5 sec and reduces the target's movement speed by 70%.

causes all areas of to shrink over time until they vanish.

How it works

Blighted Ground is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 20.0436 per tick. It ticks every 1.5 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is 70. It applies the snared mechanic.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 260.

What it does

Blighted Ground is a Nature and Shadow 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 1.5 sec, applies an aura with the snared mechanic 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

SchoolNature, Shadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 20.0436
Period: every 1.5 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: 70
Mechanic: Snared
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 260
Misc value: 1486, 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?

Blighted Ground appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • G'huun in Uldir
    Journal section: Stage One: My Minions are Endless! > Arena Floor > Explosive Corruption; Stage Two: Behold the Power of G'huun! > Arena Floor > Explosive Corruption; Stage Three: Your Destruction is Assured! > Arena Floor > Explosive Corruption; Stage Two: Behold the Power of G'huun! > Arena Floor > Blood Feast > Gibbering Horror > Unstoppable Corruption
    Encounter creatures: G'huun, Blightspreader Tendril, Cyclopean Terror, Dark YoungRaid boss ability

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Blighted Ground". This page is record #270287. 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
#270286effect types: Create Area Effect; 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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