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Shadowed Essence

Spell

Shadowed Essence

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Instant castSelf Only

Entering combat summons an orb of dark power to assist you.

Shadowed Essence

Tooltip

Entering combat summons an orb of dark power to assist you.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. It ticks every 5 sec.

What it does

Shadowed Essence is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 5 sec.

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
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Period: every 5 sec

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?

Shadowed Essence 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 5 separate Spell records named "Shadowed Essence". This page is record #455643. 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
#455640duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#455653duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#455654duration: none; effect types: School Damage, DummyA different effect setup
#455966duration: 28 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, DummyA 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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