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Shot in the Dark

Spell

Shot in the Dark

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castSelf Only

After using Vanish or Shadow Dance, your next Cheap Shot is free and ignores its cooldown.

Shot in the Dark

Tooltip

After using Vanish or Shadow Dance, your next Cheap Shot is free and ignores its cooldown.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Shot in the Dark is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). 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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Misc value: 5

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?

Shot in the Dark appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Shot in the Dark". This page is record #257505. 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
#110781cast time: 3 sec; effect types: effect 165; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#257506duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, 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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