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Clawing Shadows

Spell

Clawing Shadows

Shadow

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Death Knight

Instant castSelf Only

For each stack of Clawing Shadows, your Scourge Strike chains to an additional enemy.

Clawing Shadows

Tooltip

For each stack of Clawing Shadows, your Scourge Strike chains to an additional enemy. Each subsequent chain deals 10% reduced damage.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Clawing Shadows is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 25.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. It triggers Clawing Shadows.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is -10.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 107. Its base value is 1.

What it does

Clawing Shadows is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Clawing Shadows (record #1241569).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 25
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Trigger spell: Clawing Shadows
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: -10
Misc value: 20
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 107
Value: 1
Misc value: 17

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?

Clawing Shadows appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

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

Build history

this spell Changelog

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Clawing Shadows". This page is record #1241567. 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
#207311effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1241569used by: Cast by Clawing Shadows; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; 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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