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Embrace the Shadow

Spell

Embrace the Shadow

Physical

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Priest

Instant castSelf Only

You absorb 3% of all magic damage taken.

Embrace the Shadow

Tooltip

You absorb 3% of all magic damage taken. Absorbing Shadow damage heals you for 100% of the amount absorbed.

How it works

Embrace the Shadow is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 100.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 3.

What it does

Embrace the Shadow 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 69
Misc value: 126
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 100
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 3

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?

Embrace the Shadow appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

  • Embrace the Shadow for Priest (Discipline, Holy, Shadow)
    Hero talent tree: VoidweaverTalent

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Embrace the Shadow". This page is record #451569. 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
#451571school: Shadow; effect types: Heal; 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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