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Physical
What it does
Fade to Black is a spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 3 sec. 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 facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast timeInstant
Duration3 sec
EffectApply Aura
RangeAnywhere - Unlimited
Spell ID200621Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Where is this spell used?
Fade to Black appears in: 1 spell that casts it.
Spells that cast it
- Zone Fly In - MasterTriggers this spell
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | 50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited) |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | 3 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 260 Misc value: 828, 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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 77 separate Spell records named "Fade to Black". This page is record #200621. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #144149 | duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Dummy | A different effect setup |
| #154008 | used by: Cast by Inhale; duration: 2.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #165407 | used by: Cast by Summon Tak-Tak's Kite (TO Jade Forest 2); duration: 1 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #167161 | effect values: 167169 (this record: 0) | Different tuning |
| #171505 | used by: Cast by Play Client-Side Scene: Bony Xuk vs. Magnaron | A helper record another spell casts |
| #177484 | duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 167 | A different effect setup |
| #204817 | used by: Cast by Cancel Fade to Black; duration: 2 min | A helper record another spell casts |
| #234405 | used by: Cast by Merciful; duration: 1 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #240188 | used by: Cast by Intro Scene; duration: 3 min | A helper record another spell casts |
| #260099 | duration: 1 sec | A variant record |
| #267543 | duration: 8 sec | A variant record |
| #267544 | duration: 8 sec | A variant record |
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.