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Seed of Corruption

Spell

Seed of Corruption

Shadow

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Warlock

2 secLong Range

Embeds a demon seed in the enemy target that will explode after 12 sec, dealing (236.5% of Spell Power) Shadow damage to all enemies and applying Wither to them.

Seed of Corruption

Tooltip

Embeds a demon seed in the enemy target that will explode after 12 sec, dealing (236.5% of Spell Power) Shadow damage to all enemies and applying Wither to them. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets.

The seed will detonate early if the target is hit by other detonations, or takes damage from your spells.

How it works

Each cast of Seed of Corruption costs 10 Soul Shards. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Seed of Corruption is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 50.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its area radius is 8 yards. It ticks every 12 sec.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its area radius is 8 yards.
  4. Effect 4 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 8.

What it does

Seed of Corruption is a Shadow spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 12 sec. When cast it applies an aura in an 8 yard radius every 12 sec and applies an aura in an 8 yard radius.

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
Cost10 Soul Shards
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time2 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration12 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Value: 50
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Radius: 8 yards
Period: every 12 sec
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Radius: 8 yards
Effect #4Dummy (3)
Value: 8

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?

Seed of Corruption appears in: 2 talents.

Talents

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 17 separate Spell records named "Seed of Corruption". This page is record #27243. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#27285cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32863used by: Cast by Seed of Corruption Proc; duration: 18 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#32865cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#36123duration: 18 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37826cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38252duration: 18 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39367duration: 18 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#43991cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#44141duration: 18 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#70388duration: 18 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#196208cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 18 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#211503effect types: Apply Aura, 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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