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Parasitic Shadowfiend

Spell

Parasitic Shadowfiend

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

A parasitic shadowfiend burrows its way through the target, dealing 37.209 Shadow damage every 2 sec for 10 sec.

Parasitic Shadowfiend

Tooltip

A parasitic shadowfiend burrows its way through the target, dealing 37.209 Shadow damage every 2 sec for 10 sec. When the shadowfiend is finished, it leaves the target and seeks new prey.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 37.209 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec, 5 times over the full 10 sec (186.05 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 260.

What it does

Parasitic Shadowfiend is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec and 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

SchoolShadow
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 37.209
Period: every 2 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 260
Misc value: 1257, 7

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?

Parasitic Shadowfiend appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Illidan Stormrage in Black Temple
    Journal section: Stage Four: The Long Hunt > Illidan Stormrage; Stage One: You Are Not Prepared; Stage Three: The Demon Within
    Encounter creatures: Illidan StormrageRaid boss ability

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Parasitic Shadowfiend". This page is record #41917. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#41914used by: Cast by Parasitic Shadowfiend Passive; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts

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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