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Desperate Instincts

Spell

Desperate Instincts

Physical

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Demon Hunter

Instant castSelf Only

Blur now reduces damage taken by an additional 10%.

Desperate Instincts

Tooltip

Blur now reduces damage taken by an additional 10%.

Additionally, damage taken below 35% Health is reduced by 10%.

How it works

Desperate Instincts is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 35.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 10.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 107. Its base value is -10.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69.

What it does

Desperate Instincts is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). 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
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 35
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 10
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 107
Value: -10
Misc value: 23
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Misc value: 127, -10

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?

Desperate Instincts appears in: 2 talents.

Talents

  • Desperate Instincts for Demon Hunter (Havoc, Vengeance, Devourer)Talent
  • Desperate Instincts (a talent definition no current talent tree places)Talent

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Desperate Instincts". This page is record #205411. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#205478duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#358528duration: 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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