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Burning Shadows

Spell

Burning Shadows

FireShadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Inflicts 2 Shadowflame damage every 2 sec for 36 sec.

Burning Shadows

Tooltip

Inflicts 2 Shadowflame damage every 2 sec for 36 sec. This effect stacks.

Also disperses any a player stands within.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 2 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec, 18 times over the full 36 sec (36 base in total).

What it does

Burning Shadows is a Fire and Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 36 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec. It stacks up to 99 times.

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

SchoolFire, Shadow
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration36 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 2
Period: every 2 sec

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?

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

Boss encounters

  • The Zaqali Elders in Dragon Isles
    Journal section: Vakan > Umbral Smash; Vakan > Blazing Pitch
    Encounter creatures: Vakan, GholnaRaid boss ability

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 7 separate Spell records named "Burning Shadows". This page is record #403779. 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
#40739used by: Cast by Curse of Burning Shadows; school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#404722duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 2)Different tuning
#404724used by: Cast by Burning Shadows; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#405868cast time: 2 sec; duration: 9 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#426734journal encounter: Speaker Shadowcrown; school: Shadow; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#426735difficulty rows: Mythic; used by: Cast by Burning Shadows; school: Shadow; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version

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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