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Nightmares

Spell

Nightmares

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Inflicts 29.9841 Shadow damage and inflicts fear on enemies for 3 sec.

Nightmares

Tooltip

Inflicts 29.9841 Shadow damage and inflicts fear on enemies for 3 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 29.9841. Its area radius is 8 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7. It applies the fleeing mechanic. Its area radius is 8 yards.

What it does

Nightmares is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 3 sec. When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 29.9841) in an 8 yard radius and applies an aura with the fleeing mechanic in an 8 yard radius.

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration3 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 29.9841
Radius: 8 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7
Mechanic: Fleeing
Radius: 8 yards

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?

Nightmares 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 19 separate Spell records named "Nightmares". This page is record #122777. 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
#71946used by: Cast by Nightmare Cloud; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#122770difficulty rows: Looking For Raid; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA per-difficulty version
#122775school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#191641used by: Cast by Infest; school: Physical; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect, Create Area Effect, Create Area Effect, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#191642difficulty rows: Heroic, Mythic; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#193069cast time: 3 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#200177subtext: PvP Talent; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#205661school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#205662school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#209709school: Physical; duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#209905school: Physical; duration: 90 sec; effect types: Summon, Apply Aura, effect 170, effect 164; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#214712duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA 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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