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Despair

Spell

Despair

Shadow

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Instant castThree Hundred Yards

Vexiona breaks her target's spirit, inflicting 10 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.

Despair

Tooltip

Vexiona breaks her target's spirit, inflicting 10 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.

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 3. Its base value is 10 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 6 times over the full 6 sec (60 base in total). It triggers Shattered Resolve.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 260.

What it does

Despair is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 300 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura. It also casts Shattered Resolve.

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
Range300 yards (Three Hundred Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 10
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Shattered Resolve
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 260
Misc value: 1773, 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Despair appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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 #307359. 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; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#297548used by: Cast by Despair; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#297555used by: Cast by Despair; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Energize; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#297556school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#304634used by: Cast by Despair; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#307375duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#357144journal encounter: Fatescribe Roh-Kalo; cast time: 3 sec; effect values: 20, -33 (this record: 10, 0); different tooltip textA different caster
#365220school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#390147school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#390157school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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