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Infest

Spell

Infest

Physical

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2.5 secMedium Range

Worms its way into the target, inflicting 3 Nature damage every 1 sec.

Infest

Tooltip

Worms its way into the target, inflicting 3 Nature damage every 1 sec. Upon expiration, two Devouring Maggots explode from the target, each with their own chance to become.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 236.

What it does

Infest is a spell with a 2.5 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it 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

SchoolPhysical
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time2.5 sec
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 236

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 34 separate Spell records named "Infest". This page is record #278444. 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
#170194cast time: instant; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#170195cast time: instant; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#191639school: Shadow; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#277567cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 77; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#277774school: Shadow; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#277779used by: Cast by Infest; school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#277781difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Looking For Raid; school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#277786school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA variant record
#277791school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#277803school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#278440school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#278456school: Nature; cast time: instant; effect values: 3 (this record: 0)Different tuning

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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