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Sinister Strike

Spell

Sinister Strike

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castSelf Only

Sinister Strike's energy cost is reduced by 5.

Sinister Strike

Tooltip

Sinister Strike's energy cost is reduced by 5.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 107. Its base value is -5.

What it does

Sinister Strike 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 107
Value: -5
Misc value: 14

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 30 separate Spell records named "Sinister Strike". This page is record #279877. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#112931effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#129040effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#172028effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#183928effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#188286effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#193315used by: Outlaw Rogue; effect types: School Damage, Energize; different tooltip textA different owner
#197834effect types: School Damage, Energize; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#276889cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#285175effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#341541effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#417184cast time: 1 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#466109journal encounter: General Angerforge; cast time: 1 sec; duration: 1 min; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster

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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