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Corruption

Spell

Corruption

Shadow

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2 secMedium Range

Corrupts the target, causing damage over 3 sec.

Corruption

Tooltip

Corrupts the target, causing damage over 3 sec.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. It ticks every 1 sec, 3 times over the full 3 sec.

What it does

Corruption is a Shadow spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 3 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec.

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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time2 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration3 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
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.

How to learn

Items that grant this spell

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 78 separate Spell records named "Corruption". This page is record #13530. 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
#172used by: Warlock; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell, Dummy, School Damage; different tooltip textA different owner
#16402effect values: 25 (this record: 0)Different tuning
#16985used by: Blacksmithing; school: Physical; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Create ItemA different owner
#17510no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#18088used by: Cast by Blade of the Wretched; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#18376duration: 15 sec; effect values: 72 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#18656no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#21068duration: 15 sec; effect values: 22 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#23642cast time: instant; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#28829school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30938cast time: instant; duration: 15 sec; effect values: 8 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#31405duration: 15 sec; effect values: 4 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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 1.60.1.70450, 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 sighted1 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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