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Shadowy Decay

Spell

Shadowy Decay

Shadow

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2 secAnywhere - Unlimited

Anub'ikkaj pours forth dark magic inflicting 4.75 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 5 sec, increasing in damage each period.

Shadowy Decay

Tooltip

Anub'ikkaj pours forth dark magic inflicting 4.75 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 5 sec, increasing in damage each period. This effect stacks.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 5 times over the full 5 sec. It triggers Shadowy Decay.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Shadowy Decay is a Shadow spell with a 2 sec cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura. It also casts Shadowy Decay (record #426793). It stacks up to 99 times.

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 time2 sec
Duration5 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Shadowy Decay
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4

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?

Shadowy Decay 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 4 separate Spell records named "Shadowy Decay". This page is record #426787. 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
#426793used by: Cast by Shadowy Decay; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#451101used by: Cast by Shadowy Decay; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#451102duration: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record

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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