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Shadowbind

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Shadowbind

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Krick's shade channels dark magic into a player, inflicting 4.85 Shadow damage every 1 sec and slowing their movement speed by 35%.

Shadowbind

Tooltip

Krick's shade channels dark magic into a player, inflicting 4.85 Shadow damage every 1 sec and slowing their movement speed by 35%.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 2.

Shadowbind is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 4.85 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 604800 times over the full 168 hr (2.93328e+06 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -35.

What it does

Shadowbind is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 168 hr. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the snared mechanic.

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 timeInstant
Duration168 hr
MechanicSnared
Dispel typeDispel type id 2
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 4.85
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -35

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?

Shadowbind 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 8 separate Spell records named "Shadowbind". This page is record #1264186. 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
#201196school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#252875school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#252879duration: none; effect types: Health Leech; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#270954journal encounter: Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Spawn; different tooltip textA different caster
#1264041used by: Cast by Summon Students - Twilight Cult [DNT]; cast time: 2 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0, 0 (this record: 4.85, -35); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#1264185duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#1264991school: Physical; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; 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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