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Despair

Spell

Despair

Shadow

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Constantly drawing in waves of dark energy that inflict 8 Shadow damage, drain 60 Sanity, and Stun players for 2 sec.

Despair

Tooltip

Constantly drawing in waves of dark energy that inflict 8 Shadow damage, drain 60 Sanity, and Stun players for 2 sec.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. It applies the stunned mechanic.

What it does

Despair is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 2 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the stunned mechanic. The client files the whole spell under the stunned mechanic.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration2 sec
MechanicStunned
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Mechanic: Stunned

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?

Despair 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 31 separate Spell records named "Despair". This page is record #304634. 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
#223100cast time: 3 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#270830cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#291910school: Physical; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#297548duration: 30 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#297555duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Energize; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#297556school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#307359journal encounter: Vexiona; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#307375duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#357144journal encounter: Fatescribe Roh-Kalo; cast time: 3 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#365220school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#390147school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#390157school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record

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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