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Encroaching Oblivion

Spell

Encroaching Oblivion

HolyNatureShadowArcane

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

A growing expanse of void opens, inflicting 5 Cosmic damage every 1 sec to players within and increasing their damage taken by 30%.

Encroaching Oblivion

Tooltip

A growing expanse of void opens, inflicting 5 Cosmic damage every 1 sec to players within and increasing their damage taken by 30%.

The void spreads over time, but players afflicted with can greedily consume the essence and reduce its size.

How it works

Encroaching Oblivion is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 5 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is 30.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 260.

What it does

Encroaching Oblivion is a Holy, Nature, Shadow and Arcane spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec 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

SchoolHoly, Nature, Shadow, Arcane
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 5
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Value: 30
Misc value: 127
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 260
Misc value: 2374, 7

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?

Encroaching Oblivion 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 5 separate Spell records named "Encroaching Oblivion". This page is record #1235045. 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
#1223196school: Physical; duration: 15 min; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1223202effect values: 12, 20, 0 (this record: 5, 30, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#1235042school: Physical; duration: 10 min; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#1239650school: Physical; 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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