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Eternal Darkness

Spell

Eternal Darkness

Shadow

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2 secSelf Only

Calls to the void, ushering Faceless Tendrils through to this world over 1 sec.

Eternal Darkness

Tooltip

Calls to the void, ushering Faceless Tendrils through to this world over 1 sec. Each Tendril flays the mind of a target, inflicting 1.67927 Shadow damage every second until defeated.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. It ticks every 0.5 sec, 2 times over the full 1 sec. It triggers Tentacle.

What it does

Eternal Darkness is a Shadow spell with a 2 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 1 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 0.5 sec. It also casts Tentacle.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast time2 sec
Duration1 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Period: every 0.5 sec
Trigger spell: Tentacle

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?

Eternal Darkness 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 15 separate Spell records named "Eternal Darkness". This page is record #201153. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#120394cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: Instakill; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#120406school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#201172cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect values: 1.68 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#227179cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#307048journal encounter: Carapace of N'Zoth; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Power Burn; different tooltip textA different caster
#307533cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Dummy, Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#307540cast time: 10 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 140, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#307547used by: Cast by Eternal Darkness; cast time: instant; duration: 11 min; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#307808cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#307809used by: Cast by Eternal Darkness; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#428266journal encounter: The Darkness; cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA different caster
#428267used by: Cast by Eternal Darkness; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts

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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