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Shadow Blast

Spell

Shadow Blast

Physical

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1 sec120

Creates a blast of shadowy energy that moves forward to the recently spawned Shadow Torch.

Shadow Blast

Tooltip

Creates a blast of shadowy energy that moves forward to the recently spawned Shadow Torch. Upon reaching the Shadow Torch, Shadow Blasts chain to all other Shadow Torches, dealing Shadow damage to any enemy it passes through.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Summon (effect type 28). Its base value is 1.

What it does

Shadow Blast is a spell with a 1 sec cast, a range of 120 yards and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it summons a creature.

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
Range120 yards (120)
Cast time1 sec
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Summon (28)
Value: 1
Misc value: 116746, 64

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 62 separate Spell records named "Shadow Blast". This page is record #232502. 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
#225194school: Shadow; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 1.5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#232510cast time: instant; duration: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#232511school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 165; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#234011school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 5 min; effect values: 0 (this record: 1)Different tuning
#234018school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#234413school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#235391school: Shadow; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#236233school: Shadow; cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Dummy, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#236242journal encounter: Mephistroth; school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#236278school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Dummy, Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#241049school: Shadow; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#241788school: Shadow; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; 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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