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What it does
Fade to Black is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 5 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
Duration5 sec
EffectApply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID310198Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | 5 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 260 Misc value: 1460, 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 #310198. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #267543 | duration: 8 sec | A variant record |
| #267544 | duration: 8 sec | A variant record |
| #268065 | used by: Cast by Kul Tiran Rowboat; duration: 3 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #283894 | duration: until cancelled | A variant record |
| #283895 | used by: Cast by Cancel All Summons (DNT); duration: until cancelled | A helper record another spell casts |
| #287160 | duration: 2.5 sec | A variant record |
| #287221 | duration: 2.5 sec | A variant record |
| #287934 | duration: 2.5 sec | A variant record |
| #288141 | duration: 2.5 sec | A variant record |
| #296001 | duration: 2.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 160 | A different effect setup |
| #313007 | duration: 1.5 sec | A variant record |
| #347845 | used by: Cast by Teleport: Necropolis; duration: 3 sec | A 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.