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Darkness

Spell

Darkness

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Darkness

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. It ticks every 1 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Darkness is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. 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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Dummy (3)

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 53 separate Spell records named "Darkness". This page is record #137393. 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
#109413duration: 28 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#116575school: Nature; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#117701used by: Cast by Shield of Darkness; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#137382school: Shadow; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#138682used by: Cast by Darkness; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#138683school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#138684school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#184674used by: Cast by Nightmare Visage; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#184682used by: Cast by Special; school: Shadow; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#196718used by: Talent: Demon Hunter; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#203130school: Shadow; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#203131school: Shadow; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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