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Cloud of Carrion

Spell

Cloud of Carrion

NatureShadow

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Instant castSuper Long

A cloud of insects surrounds the target, inflicting 10 Plague damage every 1 sec for 12 sec.

Cloud of Carrion

Tooltip

A cloud of insects surrounds the target, inflicting 10 Plague damage every 1 sec for 12 sec.

If the target comes within 5 yds of another player, the insects will jump to that player and disorient them for 1 sec.

How it works

Cloud of Carrion is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. Its base value is 5 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 12 times over the full 12 sec (60 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 395. Its base value is 5.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 10 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 12 times over the full 12 sec (120 base in total).

What it does

Cloud of Carrion is a Nature and Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 150 yards and effects that last 12 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 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

SchoolNature, Shadow
Range150 yards (Super Long)
Cast timeInstant
Duration12 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Value: 5
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 395
Value: 5
Misc value: 24492
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 10
Period: every 1 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?

Cloud of Carrion appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

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 15 separate Spell records named "Cloud of Carrion". This page is record #366574. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#360012duration: 10 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#360015duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#360017school: Physical; duration: 10 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#360181school: Physical; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#360182duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#360189school: Physical; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#360386difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Looking For Raid; school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA per-difficulty version
#366573cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#366575duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#366578duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#368033school: Physical; duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#368063school: Physical; duration: 2.5 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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