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Nightmares

Spell

Nightmares

Shadow

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3 secLong Range

Stuns the victim and infests them with Nightmare energies.

Nightmares

Tooltip

Stuns the victim and infests them with Nightmare energies. When these energies expire they are released in four directions, inflicting Shadow damage to all players in their path.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

Nightmares is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. It applies the stunned mechanic.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 260.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 5 sec. It triggers Nightmares.

What it does

Nightmares is a Shadow spell with a 3 sec cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the stunned mechanic, applies an aura and applies an aura every 5 sec. It also casts Nightmares (record #191641).

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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time3 sec
Duration5 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Mechanic: Stunned
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 260
Misc value: 1141, 7
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 5 sec
Trigger spell: Nightmares

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 19 separate Spell records named "Nightmares". This page is record #193069. 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
#122775school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#122777difficulty rows: 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); used by: Cast by Nightmares; cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#191641used by: Cast by Infest; school: Physical; cast time: instant; 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; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#200177subtext: PvP Talent; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#205661school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#205662used by: Cast by Nightmares; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#209709school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 5 min; effect values: 0, 100, 100 (this record: 0, 0, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#209905school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 90 sec; effect types: Summon, Apply Aura, effect 170, effect 164; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#214712cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#221791school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 2 min; effect values: 0, 100, 100 (this record: 0, 0, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#224502school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA 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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