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Dark Discharge

Spell

Dark Discharge

Shadow

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5 secLong Range

Deals 335.854 Shadow damage split evenly among enemies within a cone, and applies an aura that is deadly when combined with Salty Spittle or Fiery Phlegm.

Dark Discharge

Tooltip

Deals 335.854 Shadow damage split evenly among enemies within a cone, and applies an aura that is deadly when combined with Salty Spittle or Fiery Phlegm.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 335.853. Its area radius is 40 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 140, which the datamine does not name. Its area radius is 40 yards. It triggers Dark Discharge.

What it does

Dark Discharge is a Shadow spell with a 5 sec cast and a range of 40 yards. When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 335.853) in a 40 yard radius. It also casts Dark Discharge (record #228769).

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 time5 sec
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 335.853
Radius: 40 yards
Effect #2Effect 140
Radius: 40 yards
Trigger spell: Dark Discharge

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?

Dark Discharge appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Guarm in Trial of Valor
    Journal section: Guardian's Breath
    Encounter creatures: GuarmRaid boss ability

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 6 separate Spell records named "Dark Discharge". This page is record #227570. 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
#228769used by: Cast by Dark Discharge; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#232800cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#357626used by: Cast by Guardian's Breath; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#357635cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#357643cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Dummy, Create Area Effect; 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.

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