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Gripping Shadows

Spell

Gripping Shadows

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Shadow spell.

Gripping Shadows

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 145, which the datamine does not name. Its area radius is 60 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Gripping Shadows is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Effect 145
Misc value: 200
Radius: 60 yards
Effect #2Dummy (3)

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 #249467. 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 types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#87629duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#186350journal encounter: Mannoroth; effect types: School Damage, effect 140; different tooltip textA different caster
#190482duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#190736effect 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; 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
#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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