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Chains of Oppression

Spell

Chains of Oppression

Shadow

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Instant castThree Hundred Yards

The Jailer chains all players to him, pulling them towards his location and inflicting 15 Shadow damage every 2 sec for 6 sec.

Chains of Oppression

Tooltip

The Jailer chains all players to him, pulling them towards his location and inflicting 15 Shadow damage every 2 sec for 6 sec.

The Jailer casts as the chains expire.

How it works

Chains of Oppression is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 15 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec, 3 times over the full 6 sec (45 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Chains of Oppression is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 300 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec 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

SchoolShadow
Range300 yards (Three Hundred Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 15
Period: every 2 sec
Effect #2Apply 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?

Chains of Oppression appears in: 1 boss encounter and 1 spell that casts it.

Boss encounters

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 "Chains of Oppression". This page is record #362631. 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
#359809school: Physical; effect types: Create Area Effect, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#359811school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 213; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#434691duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#434710journal encounter: Orator Krix'vizk; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#434712used by: Cast by Chains of Oppression; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 254A helper record another spell casts
#440310used by: Cast by Chains of Oppression; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 10, -50 (this record: 15, 0); different tooltip textA 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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