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Gloom

Spell

Gloom

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Darkness clings to the ground, inflicting 30 Shadow damage every 1 sec to players within it.

Gloom

Tooltip

Darkness clings to the ground, inflicting 30 Shadow damage every 1 sec to players within it.

How it works

Gloom is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

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

What it does

Gloom is a Shadow 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

SchoolShadow
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 30
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 260
Misc value: 2206, 5

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?

Gloom appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
    Journal section: Stage Three: Paranoia's Feast > [PH] > Gloom Splatter; Stage Three: Paranoia's Feast > Infest > Infested Gloomburst > Gloom Hatchling; Stage Three: Paranoia's Feast > Abyssal Infusion > Abyssal Conduit > Conduit Collapse; Stage Two: Royal Ascension > Ascended Voidspeaker > Radiating Gloom > Gloom Eruption
    Encounter creatures: Queen Ansurek, Summoned Acolyte, Gloom Hatchling, Chamber GuardianRaid boss ability

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 23 separate Spell records named "Gloom". This page is record #443403. 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
#222876school: Physical; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#223197duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#223200cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#223201used by: Cast by Gloom; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#223205duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#364031journal encounter: Anduin Wrynn; effect values: -100, -80 (this record: 30, 0); different tooltip textA different caster
#443399used by: Cast by Gloom Splatter; duration: 12 min; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#443724school: Nature; duration: 12 min; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#444523used by: Cast by Conduit Collapse; duration: 12 min; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#448078used by: Cast by Gloom Eruption; duration: 12 min; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#449374duration: 8 min; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#449795duration: 8 min; effect types: Create Area EffectA 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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