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Shadow of Death

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Shadow of Death

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Instant castFive Hundred Yards

The shadow of death looms.

Shadow of Death

Tooltip

The shadow of death looms. Kills the target after 5 sec.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 5 sec. It triggers Shadow of Death.

What it does

Shadow of Death is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 500 yards and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 5 sec. It also casts Shadow of Death (record #179865).

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
Range500 yards (Five Hundred Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration5 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 5 sec
Trigger spell: Shadow of Death

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 of Death appears in: 1 boss encounter and 1 spell that casts it.

Boss encounters

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 9 separate Spell records named "Shadow of Death". This page is record #179864. 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
#40251journal encounter: Teron Gorefiend; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#179865used by: Cast by Shadow of Death; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#182135duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#182137duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#182141duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#186635school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: InstakillA different effect setup
#449638used by: Talent: Warlock; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#449858duration: none; effect types: Energize; 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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