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Shadow Barrier

Spell

Shadow Barrier

Physical

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3 sec1 min cooldownSelf Only

Absorb up to 50 damage from all Magic sources and reduce Shadow damage taken by 25% for 90 sec.

Shadow Barrier

Tooltip

Absorb up to 50 damage from all Magic sources and reduce Shadow damage taken by 25% for 90 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Shadow Barrier costs 60000 Mana. It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

Shadow Barrier is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is -25.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69. Its base value is 50.

What it does

Shadow Barrier is a spell with a 3 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 1 min cooldown and effects that last 90 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

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

SchoolPhysical
Cost60000 Mana
RangeSelf Only
Cast time3 sec
Cooldown1 min
Global cooldownNone
Duration90 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Value: -25
Misc value: 32
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Value: 50
Misc value: 126

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 "Shadow Barrier". This page is record #316622. 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
#17151school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#72975cast time: 0.2 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#403049journal encounter: Echo of Neltharion; school: Fire, Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#414523school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 3, 0 (this record: -25, 50); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#420875cast time: 2 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#434740cast time: 2 sec; duration: 1 min; effect values: 0, 0 (this record: -25, 50); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#434909cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0, 0 (this record: -25, 50)Different tuning
#1262524school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect values: 30, 30 (this record: -25, 50); 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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