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Despair

Spell

Despair

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Shadow spell.

Despair

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its area radius is 300 yards.

What it does

Despair is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Radius: 300 yards

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 #307375. 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; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#291910school: Physical; duration: 6 sec; 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; 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
#307359journal encounter: Vexiona; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#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 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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