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Grasp from the Depths

Spell

Grasp from the Depths

FrostShadow

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Instant castTwenty-Five yards

Slams tentacles into the ground, rooting a player in place and inflicting 3.23792 Shadowfrost damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.

Grasp from the Depths

Tooltip

Slams tentacles into the ground, rooting a player in place and inflicting 3.23792 Shadowfrost damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.

How it works

Grasp from the Depths is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 26. It applies the rooted mechanic.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 3.2379 per tick. It applies the rooted mechanic. It ticks every 2 sec, 10 times over the full 20 sec (32.38 base in total).
  3. Effect 3 is Spawn (effect type 46).

What it does

Grasp from the Depths is a Frost and Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 25 yards and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the rooted mechanic, applies an aura with the rooted mechanic every 2 sec and has a Spawn effect. The client files the whole spell under the rooted mechanic.

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

SchoolFrost, Shadow
Range25 yards (Twenty-Five yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration20 sec
MechanicRooted
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Mechanic: Rooted
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 3.2379
Mechanic: Rooted
Period: every 2 sec
Effect #3Spawn (46)

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?

Grasp from the Depths appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Aqu'sirr in Shrine of the Storm
    Encounter creatures: Aqu'sirr
    The journal lists this ability for some difficulties only.Dungeon 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 "Grasp from the Depths". This page is record #264526. 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
#264477cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#264522school: Physical; effect types: SummonA 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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