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Grasp of Emptiness

Spell

Grasp of Emptiness

Shadow

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Instant castThree Hundred Yards

Ancient obelisks grasp a player with Void energy, inflicting 11 Shadow damage every 1 sec and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 8 sec.

Grasp of Emptiness

Tooltip

Ancient obelisks grasp a player with Void energy, inflicting 11 Shadow damage every 1 sec and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 8 sec. Upon removal, fires out through each obelisk.

How it works

Grasp of Emptiness is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 11 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 8 times over the full 8 sec (88 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -50. It applies the snared mechanic.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 61. Its base value is 30.

What it does

Grasp of Emptiness is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 300 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec, applies an aura with the snared mechanic 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
Range300 yards (Three Hundred Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration8 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 11
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50
Mechanic: Snared
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 61
Value: 30

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 of Emptiness appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 16 separate Spell records named "Grasp of Emptiness". This page is record #1232470. 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
#1232467cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1232798school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Spawn, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1233118school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1233243school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1233248school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#1260007school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#1260026cast time: 0.8 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1260027duration: 10 sec; effect values: 16.25, -25, 30 (this record: 11, -50, 30)Different tuning
#1260061school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Spawn, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1260062school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1260063school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1260064school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA 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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