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Agony

Spell

Agony

Shadow

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Warlock

Instant castLong Range

Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to Shadow damage over 18 sec.

Agony

Tooltip

Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to Shadow damage over 18 sec. Damage starts low and increases over the duration. Refreshing Agony maintains its current damage level.

Agony damage sometimes generates 1 Soul Shard.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 2. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. It scales with 0.0931 times spell power. It ticks every 2 sec, 9 times over the full 18 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. It ticks every 2 sec, 9 times over the full 18 sec.

What it does

Agony is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 18 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec. It stacks up to 8 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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration18 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 2
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks8
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Spell power coefficient: 0.0931
Period: every 2 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Period: every 2 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Agony appears in: 1 talent and 1 teaching spell.

Talents

  • Agony for Warlock (Affliction, Demonology, Destruction)Talent

Teaching spells

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 0.0776 to 0.0931 (patch 12.1.0)

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Agony". This page is record #980. 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
#17941duration: none; effect types: Energize; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#114571journal encounter: Lorewalker Stonestep; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#131155cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#156925journal encounter: Teron'gor; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#210067duration: none; effect types: Energize; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#231792subtext: Rank 2; school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#243299cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#251404effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#285135effect values: 0.07, 0 (this record: 0, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#350097used by: Cast by Burst of Agony; school: Fire; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#357120school: Physical; duration: 2 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#357121cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; 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
Listed asBane of Agony
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 8 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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