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Despair

Spell

Despair

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Overcome with a feeling of utter hopelessness.

Despair

Tooltip

Overcome with a feeling of utter hopelessness.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -50.

What it does

Despair 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.

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 4
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50

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 #132229. 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
#108450used by: Cast by Apply MaskA helper record another spell casts
#114739effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#128168used by: Cast by Despair; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Health Leech; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#128169school: Shadow; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#132367effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#144728duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#145725duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#200642school: Shadow; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#216020school: Shadow; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#223100school: Shadow; cast time: 3 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#270830school: Shadow; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#291910duration: 6 sec; 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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