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Expel Soul

Spell

Expel Soul

Shadow

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1.5 sec2 sec cooldownVision Range (AOI)

The caster channels dark energy into a random target, inflicting 125 Shadow damage.

Expel Soul

Tooltip

The caster channels dark energy into a random target, inflicting 125 Shadow damage.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. Its base value is 272234 per tick. It ticks every 0.5 sec, 12 times over the full 6 sec (3.26681e+06 base in total).

What it does

Expel Soul is a Shadow spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 100 yards, a 2 sec cooldown and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 0.5 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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast time1.5 sec
Cooldown2 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Value: 272234
Period: every 0.5 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 15 separate Spell records named "Expel Soul". This page is record #272233. 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
#213638used by: Cast by Expel Soul; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#213648journal encounter: The Soultakers; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#272234cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#272238school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#288857school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#288858used by: Cast by Expel Soul; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 165, Knock Back, effect 140; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#288859school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#290085used by: Cast by Expel Soul; cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#319390used by: Cast by Expel Soul; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect, Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#319414cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 272234); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#319420used by: Cast by Expel Soul; cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#319633cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; 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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