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Nightfall

Spell

Nightfall

Physical

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Physical spell.

Nightfall

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Nightfall is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 5 min. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration5 min
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 5445
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?

Nightfall appears in: 2 spells that cast it.

Spells that cast it

  • Nightfall (record #198401)Triggers this spell
  • Nightfall (record #212464)Triggers this spell

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 19 separate Spell records named "Nightfall". This page is record #198402. 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
#198400duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#198401journal encounter: Archdruid Glaidalis; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different caster
#198408school: Shadow; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#198432duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#198464effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#212464duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#213782duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#213784duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#213785school: Shadow; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Dummy, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#213786school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#213833school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#248813subtext: PvP Talent; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant

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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