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Pestilence

Spell

Pestilence

NatureShadow

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Instant castSelf Only

This creature is infected with a plague and will inflict 3 Plague damage to all enemies within 10 yards every 1 sec.

Pestilence

Tooltip

This creature is infected with a plague and will inflict 3 Plague damage to all enemies within 10 yards every 1 sec.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 395. It triggers Pestilence.

What it does

Pestilence is a Nature and Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Pestilence (record #316278).

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

SchoolNature, Shadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 395
Misc value: 18929
Trigger spell: Pestilence

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 9 separate Spell records named "Pestilence". This page is record #316279. 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
#191729school: Shadow; duration: 6 sec; effect values: 1 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#233614journal encounter: Malificus; school: Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#233631school: Shadow; duration: 40 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#277234school: Physical; duration: none; effect values: 15 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#316278used by: Cast by Pestilence; duration: 10 min; effect values: 3 (this record: 0); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#327093school: Shadow; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#333413school: Nature; duration: 30 min; effect values: 3 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#344716duration: 15 sec; effect values: 10 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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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