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Consuming Shadows

Spell

Consuming Shadows

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Instant castSelf Only

Deals 3.72645 Shadow damage and slows movement speed by 30% for 1.5 sec.

Consuming Shadows

Tooltip

Deals 3.72645 Shadow damage and slows movement speed by 30% for 1.5 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 3.7265. Its area radius is 5 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -30. Its area radius is 5 yards.

What it does

Consuming Shadows is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 1.5 sec. When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 3.7265) in a 5 yard radius and applies an aura in a 5 yard radius.

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
Duration1.5 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 3.7265
Radius: 5 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -30
Radius: 5 yards

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?

Consuming Shadows 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 29 separate Spell records named "Consuming Shadows". This page is record #24615. 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
#3716subtext: Basic Attack; used by: Pet - Voidwalker; duration: none; effect types: Health Leech; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#17715duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#17716effect values: 1.81, -30 (this record: 3.73, -30); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#24614duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#69405cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#151245school: Physical; duration: 45 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#151246school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#151285school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#151288duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#224196duration: 3 sec; effect values: 150, -10 (this record: 3.73, -30); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#224197duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#304879duration: 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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