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Despair

Spell

Despair

Shadow

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3 secLong Range

The caster unleashes a wave Despair upon their target inflicting 6 Shadow damage every 2 sec and reducing their haste 15% for 8 sec.

Despair

Tooltip

The caster unleashes a wave Despair upon their target inflicting 6 Shadow damage every 2 sec and reducing their haste 15% for 8 sec.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Despair 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 6 per tick. Its area radius is 25 yards. It ticks every 2 sec, 4 times over the full 8 sec (24 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 193. Its base value is -15. It applies the snared mechanic.

What it does

Despair is a Shadow spell with a 3 sec cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 25 yard radius every 2 sec and applies an aura with the snared mechanic. It stacks up to 3 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 time3 sec
Duration8 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks3
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 6
Radius: 25 yards
Period: every 2 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 193
Value: -15
Mechanic: Snared

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 31 separate Spell records named "Despair". This page is record #1271469. 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
#307375cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#357144journal encounter: Fatescribe Roh-Kalo; duration: 6 sec; effect values: 20, -33 (this record: 6, -15); different tooltip textA different caster
#365220school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#390147school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#390157school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1249034used by: Cast by Despair; school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Knock Back; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#1249035school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1265323used by: Cast by Desecrated Chalice; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#1297986used by: Cast by Despair; cast time: instant; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#1297992cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1307009journal encounter: The Coiled Altar; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different caster
#1307032cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; 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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