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Pile of Bones

Spell

Pile of Bones

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Passing through a pile of bones causes you to move slower for a short period of time.

Pile of Bones

Tooltip

Passing through a pile of bones causes you to move slower for a short period of time.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -30. It applies the snared mechanic.

What it does

Pile of Bones is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 2 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the snared mechanic. The client files the whole spell under the snared mechanic. It stacks up to 3 times.

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
Duration2 sec
MechanicSnared
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks3
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -30
Mechanic: Snared

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?

Pile of Bones appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 9 separate Spell records named "Pile of Bones". This page is record #257483. 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
#256606used by: Cast by Pile of Bones; school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#256608school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#256634school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#256708school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, DummyA different effect setup
#256720school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#257446duration: until cancelled; effect values: 500 (this record: -30); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#260679school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#324083school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: -30)Different 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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