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Orb of Corruption

Spell

Orb of Corruption

Shadow

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1 secSelf Only

Conjures an Orb of Corruption which passes over the encounter area, pulsing 33.5854 Shadow damage every second at several locations, tracking nearby players.

Orb of Corruption

Tooltip

Conjures an Orb of Corruption which passes over the encounter area, pulsing 33.5854 Shadow damage every second at several locations, tracking nearby players.

Taking damage from an Orb of Corruption increases damage taken by Orb of Corruption by 100%. This effect stacks.

How it works

Orb of Corruption is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 227906.
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Orb of Corruption.

What it does

Orb of Corruption is a Shadow spell with a 1 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Orb of Corruption (record #227921).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast time1 sec
Duration4 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 227906
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Orb of Corruption

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?

Orb of Corruption 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 21 separate Spell records named "Orb of Corruption". This page is record #227920. 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
#227903journal encounter: Helya; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#227906school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Spawn, effect 160A different effect setup
#227921school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#227926difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA per-difficulty version
#227930cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#227938cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#227939difficulty rows: Mythic; cast time: instant; duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA per-difficulty version
#228382school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#228592school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#228593cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#229119cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#231180cast 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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