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Decay

Spell

Decay

Nature

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Inflicts 22.3902 Nature damage every second to nearby enemies.

Decay

Tooltip

Inflicts 22.3902 Nature damage every second to nearby enemies. This effect stacks.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 22.3902 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 260.

What it does

Decay is a Nature spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura.

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

SchoolNature
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 22.3902
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 260
Misc value: 1277, 7

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 14 separate Spell records named "Decay". This page is record #228127. 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
#17052school: Physical; duration: 5 min; effect values: -20, -15 (this record: 22.39, 0)Different tuning
#160013difficulty rows: Mythic; journal encounter: Brackenspore; cast time: 4 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#173246difficulty rows: Mythic; cast time: 4 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#228121journal encounter: Helya; school: Physical; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different caster
#230195school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Trigger SpellA different effect setup
#230898used by: Cast by Decay; school: Physical; duration: 2 sec; effect types: effect 144, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#245098difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic, Mythic; journal encounter: Felhounds of Sargeras; school: Shadow; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Dummy, Apply Aura, effect 203; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#254383school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#360164school: Physical; effect types: Apply Aura, Power Burn, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#360166school: Physical; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#375360school: Physical; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1284531difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Story; school: Holy, Nature, Shadow, Arcane; duration: 1 min; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version

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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