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Bound Essence

Spell

Bound Essence

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Upon death, the caster loses Bound Essence and its essence transfers to the opposing realm.

Bound Essence

Tooltip

Upon death, the caster loses Bound Essence and its essence transfers to the opposing realm.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Bound Essence is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it 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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4

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?

Bound Essence appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Bound Essence". This page is record #236351. 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
#238580duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#238585used by: Cast by Bound Essence; duration: none; effect types: 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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