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Corrupting Shadow

Spell

Corrupting Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

The Essence of Shadow pulses every 5 sec, applying to players.

Corrupting Shadow

Tooltip

The Essence of Shadow pulses every 5 sec, applying to players. This dark energy inflicts 2 Shadow damage every 5 sec and reduces maximum health by 1% for 20 sec. This effect stacks.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Corrupting Shadow 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 2 per tick. It ticks every 5 sec, 4 times over the full 20 sec (8 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 133. Its base value is -1.

What it does

Corrupting Shadow is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 5 sec and applies an aura. It stacks up to 99 times.

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
Duration20 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 2
Period: every 5 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 133
Value: -1
Misc value: 1

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?

Corrupting Shadow 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 "Corrupting Shadow". This page is record #401809. 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
#401854school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0, 0 (this record: 2, -1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#406441used by: Cast by Corrupting Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#406729school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#407112duration: until cancelled; 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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