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Gripping Shadows

Spell

Gripping Shadows

Shadow

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Increases damage taken by Gripping Shadows by 25%

Gripping Shadows

Tooltip

Increases damage taken by Gripping Shadows by 25%

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 255. Its base value is 25.

What it does

Gripping Shadows is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It stacks up to 100 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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration15 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks100
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 255
Value: 25
Misc value: 20

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?

Gripping Shadows appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 11 separate Spell records named "Gripping Shadows". This page is record #190482. 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
#87624school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 25); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#87629duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#186350journal encounter: Mannoroth; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 140; different tooltip textA different caster
#190736duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#221208school: Physical; cast time: 1 sec; duration: 2 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#221217school: Physical; cast time: 12 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 77; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#249465school: Physical; cast time: 1 sec; duration: 2 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#249466school: Physical; cast time: 12 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#249467duration: none; effect types: effect 145, DummyA different effect setup
#274245duration: 6 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply AuraA 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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