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Collapsing Shadows

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Collapsing Shadows

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

The shadows begin to collapse around the previously scarred location, attracting nearby players over 3 sec.

Collapsing Shadows

Tooltip

The shadows begin to collapse around the previously scarred location, attracting nearby players over 3 sec. Any players caught within the event horizon take 39.1829 Shadow damage every second.

How it works

Collapsing Shadows is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).
  2. Effect 2 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).

What it does

Collapsing Shadows is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 3 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect.

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration3 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 5718
Effect #2Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 5721

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?

Collapsing Shadows 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 5 separate Spell records named "Collapsing Shadows". This page is record #201256. 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
#201255duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#201287duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#303517school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#303519cast time: 10 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA 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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