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Shadow of Death

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Shadow of Death

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Instant castSelf Only

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 Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Shadow of Death is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster).

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 #1Dummy (3)

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 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 9 separate Spell records named "Shadow of Death". This page is record #179865. 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
#179864journal encounter: Gorefiend; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#182135no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#182137no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#182141no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#186635school: Physical; effect types: InstakillA different effect setup
#449638used by: Talent: Warlock; school: Physical; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#449858effect 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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