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Pool of Darkness

Spell

Pool of Darkness

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Shadow spell.

Pool of Darkness

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).

What it does

Pool of Darkness is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect.

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
Duration8 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 13551

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.

Build history

this spell Changelog

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

  • Effect: Effect type updated (patch 12.1.0)
  • Spell data: School changed from Physical to Shadow; Duration updated (patch 12.1.0)

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 6 separate Spell records named "Pool of Darkness". This page is record #272015. 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
#272014duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#272024school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#273360school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#273361journal encounter: Zul, Reborn; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different caster
#1309385duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA 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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