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Shadow Nova

Spell

Shadow Nova

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Instant castSelf Only

Inflicts Shadow damage to nearby enemies.

Shadow Nova

Tooltip

Inflicts Shadow damage to nearby enemies.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 34.0226. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 15 yards.

What it does

Shadow Nova is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 34.0226) in a 15 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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 34.0226
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 15 yards

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?

Shadow Nova appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 74 separate Spell records named "Shadow Nova". This page is record #51073. 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
#40737duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#43088cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#44984school: Physical; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#45327school: Fire; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#45329cast time: 3.5 sec; effect values: 43.41 (this record: 34.02); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#45332effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#45492effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#52535cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#59358effect values: 24.74 (this record: 34.02)Different tuning
#59435cast time: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#60845effect values: 22.04 (this record: 34.02)Different tuning
#60851effect values: 37.11 (this record: 34.02)Different 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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