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Corruption

Spell

Corruption

Shadow

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Warlock

Instant castLong Range

Corrupts the target, causing (40.3% of Spell Power) Shadow damage and (38% of Spell Power) Shadow damage every 2 sec.

Corruption

Tooltip

Corrupts the target, causing (40.3% of Spell Power) Shadow damage and (38% of Spell Power) Shadow damage every 2 sec.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

Corruption is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Corruption.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 4.
  3. Effect 3 is School Damage (effect type 2). It scales with 0.4035 times spell power.

What it does

Corruption is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and a range of 40 yards. When cast it deals Shadow damage. It also casts Corruption (record #146739).

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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Corruption
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Value: 4
Effect #3School Damage (2)
Spell power coefficient: 0.4035

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?

Corruption appears in: 1 skill line.

Skill lines

  • Warlock, learned automaticallySkill line

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Build history

this spell Changelog

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

  • Effect: Spell power coefficient changed from 0.3509 to 0.4035 (patch 12.1.0)

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 78 separate Spell records named "Corruption". This page is record #172. 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
#13530cast time: 2 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#16402cast time: 2 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#16985used by: Blacksmithing; school: Physical; cast time: 2.5 sec; effect types: Create ItemA different owner
#17510cast time: 2 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#18088used by: Cast by Blade of the Wretched; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#18376cast time: 2 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#18656cast time: 2 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#21068cast time: 2 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#23642duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#28829school: Physical; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30938duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31405cast time: 2 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; 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.

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 sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 4 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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