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Smothering Shadows

Spell

Smothering Shadows

Physical

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Instant castEight yards

Saps wax from the Enchanted Candle every 2 sec.

Smothering Shadows

Tooltip

Saps wax from the Enchanted Candle every 2 sec.

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. Its base value is -5 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec.

What it does

Smothering Shadows is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 8 yards and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec. 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

SchoolPhysical
Range8 yards (Eight yards)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Value: -5
Period: every 2 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 8 separate Spell records named "Smothering Shadows". This page is record #431294. 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
#414144school: Shadow; effect values: -1 (this record: -5); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#420472used by: Cast by Smothering Shadows; school: Shadow; effect values: 20 (this record: -5); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#422806journal encounter: The Darkness; school: Shadow; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#422811effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#424728school: Shadow; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#425581school: Shadow; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#431293effect values: 0 (this record: -5)Different tuning

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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