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Dread Breath

Spell

Dread Breath

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Vaelgor roars toward a targeted player, fearing them.

Dread Breath

Tooltip

Vaelgor roars toward a targeted player, fearing them. The dragon's breath inflicts 60 Shadow damage and an additional 37.5 Shadow damage every 3 sec, increasing movement speed, for 9 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

Dread Breath is built from 5 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 30 per tick. It ticks every 3 sec, 3 times over the full 9 sec (90 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7. It applies the fleeing mechanic.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is 30. It applies the snared mechanic.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 129.
  5. Effect 5 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 305. Its base value is 100.

What it does

Dread Breath is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 9 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 3 sec, applies an aura with the fleeing mechanic, applies an aura with the snared mechanic and 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

SchoolShadow
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration9 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 30
Period: every 3 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7
Misc value: 2
Mechanic: Fleeing
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: 30
Mechanic: Snared
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 129
Effect #5Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 305
Value: 100

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?

Dread Breath 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 7 separate Spell records named "Dread Breath". This page is record #1255979. 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
#1244221journal encounter: Vaelgor & Ezzorak; cast time: 4 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#1244225duration: none; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#1255595duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#1255612difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic, Mythic; duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA per-difficulty version
#1257842duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#1280242duration: none; effect types: DummyA 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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