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Decimating Strike

Spell

Decimating Strike

Shadow

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Instant castCombat Range

Deals Shadow damage equal to 90% of the target's maximum health and reduces the target's healing done by 90% for 4 sec.

Decimating Strike

Tooltip

Deals Shadow damage equal to 90% of the target's maximum health and reduces the target's healing done by 90% for 4 sec. This damage cannot be resisted or mitigated by normal means.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 165, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 90. It applies the infected mechanic.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 136. Its base value is -90.

What it does

Decimating Strike is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it 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

SchoolShadow
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration4 sec
Effect #1Effect 165
Value: 90
Mechanic: Infected
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 136
Value: -90
Misc value: 127

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?

Decimating Strike appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Decimating Strike". This page is record #99353. 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
#309858cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell; 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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