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Illidan's Grasp

Spell

Illidan's Grasp

Shadow

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Demon Hunter

Instant cast1 min cooldownFifteen yards

You strangle the target with demonic magic, stunning them in place and dealing (1680% of Attack Power) Shadow damage over 5 sec while the target is grasped.

Illidan's Grasp

Tooltip

You strangle the target with demonic magic, stunning them in place and dealing (1680% of Attack Power) Shadow damage over 5 sec while the target is grasped. Can move while channeling.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

Illidan's Grasp is built from 6 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. Its base value is 100. It applies the stunned mechanic.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 332. Its base value is 208173.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 56.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. It scales with 3.36 times attack power. It ticks every 1 sec, 5 times over the full 5 sec.
  5. Effect 5 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 56. It scales with 0.25 times spell power.
  6. Effect 6 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 77.

What it does

Illidan's Grasp is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 15 yards, a 1 min cooldown and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the stunned mechanic, applies an aura and applies an aura every 1 sec. The client files the whole spell under the stunned 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

SchoolShadow
Range15 yards (Fifteen yards)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown1 min
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration5 sec
MechanicStunned
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Value: 100
Mechanic: Stunned
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 332
Value: 208173
Misc value: 205630
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 56
Misc value: 104712, 6
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Attack power coefficient: 3.36
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #5Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 56
Spell power coefficient: 0.25
Misc value: 104711, 6
Effect #6Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 77
Misc value: 26

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?

Illidan's Grasp appears in: 2 pvp talents.

PvP talents

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

Build history

this spell Changelog

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

  • Effect: Attack power coefficient changed from 2.24 to 3.36 (patch 12.1.5)

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 9 separate Spell records named "Illidan's Grasp". This page is record #205630. 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
#208175school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 254; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#208618duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#208813duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#1233409school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#1233417used by: Cast by Illidan's Grasp; school: Physical; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#1233418used by: Cast by Illidan's Grasp; school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#1233579used by: Cast by Illidan's Grasp; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 254A helper record another spell casts
#1233589school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, effect 203A 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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