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Despotic Command

Spell

Despotic Command

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Salhadaar attempts to bend several players to his will, inflicting 6 Shadow damage every 1 sec to players within yd of afflicted players for 13 sec.

Despotic Command

Tooltip

Salhadaar attempts to bend several players to his will, inflicting 6 Shadow damage every 1 sec to players within yd of afflicted players for 13 sec.

When this aura expires, Salhadaar shrouds the wearer in and creates a pool of at the wearer's location.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. It ticks every 1 sec, 13 times over the full 13 sec.

What it does

Despotic Command is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 13 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec.

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration13 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Period: every 1 sec

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?

Despotic Command 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 4 separate Spell records named "Despotic Command". This page is record #1248697. 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
#1260808duration: 10 min; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1260823cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1260835duration: none; effect types: School Damage; 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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