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Rapid Decay

Spell

Rapid Decay

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Vol'kaal begins to decay, inflicting 2.14635 Shadow damage to himself every 0.8 sec until he is slain.

Rapid Decay

Tooltip

Vol'kaal begins to decay, inflicting 2.14635 Shadow damage to himself every 0.8 sec until he is slain.

In his death throes, Vol'kaal increases his Physical damage done by 25% and begins to spew Toxic Pools.

How it works

Rapid Decay is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 79. Its base value is 25.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 2.1463 per tick. It ticks every 0.8 sec.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 61. Its base value is 20.

What it does

Rapid Decay is a 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 and applies an aura every 0.8 sec.

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 timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 79
Value: 25
Misc value: 1
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 2.1463
Period: every 0.8 sec
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 61
Value: 20
Misc value: 1000

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?

Rapid Decay appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Vol'kaal in Atal'Dazar
    Journal section: Reanimation Totem > Bad Voodoo
    Encounter creatures: Vol'kaalDungeon 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 4 separate Spell records named "Rapid Decay". This page is record #250241. 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
#250694school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#250696used by: Cast by Rapid Decay; school: Physical; duration: 1 min; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#250697school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA 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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