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Gloomtouched

Spell

Gloomtouched

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

A dark malady drips from those in contact with Gloom, inflicting 50 Shadow damage plus an additional 15 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 12 sec to players of the contacting player.

Gloomtouched

Tooltip

A dark malady drips from those in contact with Gloom, inflicting 50 Shadow damage plus an additional 15 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 12 sec to players of the contacting player. This effect stacks.

Upon removal, Gloomtouched applies Diminish.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. It applies the infected mechanic. It ticks every 3 sec, 4 times over the full 12 sec. It triggers Gloomtouched.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 129.

What it does

Gloomtouched is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 12 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the infected mechanic every 3 sec and applies an aura. It also casts Gloomtouched (record #1283712). It stacks up to 99 times.

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
Duration12 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Mechanic: Infected
Period: every 3 sec
Trigger spell: Gloomtouched
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 129

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?

Gloomtouched appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Vaelgor & Ezzorak in The Voidspire
    Journal section: Vaelgor & Ezzorak > Ezzorak > Gloom
    Encounter creatures: Vaelgor, EzzorakRaid 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 3 separate Spell records named "Gloomtouched". This page is record #1245554. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#1283711duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1283712used by: Cast by Gloomtouched; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA 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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