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Shadow of Death

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Shadow of Death

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1.5 secAnywhere - Unlimited

The shadow of death looms.

Shadow of Death

Tooltip

The shadow of death looms. Killing the target after 30 sec. The defeated player will take the form of a Vengeful Spirit. Additionally several Shadowy Constructs will spawn at the location of the defeated player.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69. Its base value is 0.6891.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 112.

What it does

Shadow of Death is a Shadow spell with a 1.5 sec cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 30 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

SchoolShadow
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast time1.5 sec
Duration30 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Value: 0.6891
Misc value: 127
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 112
Misc value: 6787

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.

Boss encounters

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 #40251. 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
#179864journal encounter: Gorefiend; cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#179865used by: Cast by Shadow of Death; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#182135cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#182137cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#182141cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#186635school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: InstakillA different effect setup
#449638used by: Talent: Warlock; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect values: 3, 1 (this record: 0.69, 0); different tooltip textA different owner
#449858cast time: instant; duration: 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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