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Corruption

Spell

Corruption

Shadow

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Warlock

2 secMedium Range

Corrupts the target, inflicting Shadow damage every 3 sec.

Corruption

Tooltip

Corrupts the target, inflicting Shadow damage every 3 sec. for 15 sec.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 5.5976 per tick. It scales with 0.125 times spell power. It ticks every 3 sec, 5 times over the full 15 sec (27.99 base in total).

What it does

Corruption is a Shadow spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 3 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
Duration15 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 5.5976
Spell power coefficient: 0.125
Period: every 3 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 78 separate Spell records named "Corruption". This page is record #242939. 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
#202833cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 12 sec; effect values: 150 (this record: 5.6); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#205300journal encounter: Dragons of Nightmare; cast time: 4 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#210239school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger SpellA different effect setup
#248349cast time: instant; effect values: 600 (this record: 5.6); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#249747effect values: 100 (this record: 5.6); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#251406cast time: instant; duration: 14 sec; effect values: 2.94 (this record: 5.6); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#262404school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 5.6)Different tuning
#262413school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 5.6)Different tuning
#270450effect values: 100 (this record: 5.6); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#270999effect values: 0.74 (this record: 5.6); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#273036school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 5.6)Different tuning
#285140cast time: instant; duration: 14 sec; effect values: 0.75 (this record: 5.6); 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.

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