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Soul Vortex

Spell

Soul Vortex

Shadow

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3 secVision Range (AOI)

Drops a cage hungering for souls at his target's location, drawing in enemies and inflicting 8.39634 Shadow damage every second for 6 sec.

Soul Vortex

Tooltip

Drops a cage hungering for souls at his target's location, drawing in enemies and inflicting 8.39634 Shadow damage every second for 6 sec. Enemies caught near the cage are afflicted, increasing Physical damage taken by 100% and suffering 5.59756 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 30 sec. This effect stacks.

Subsequent casts increase the magnitude of the pull effect by 100%. This effect stacks.

How it works

Soul Vortex is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 206884.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 6 times over the full 6 sec. It triggers Soul Vortex.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 56.
  4. Effect 4 is effect type 203, which the datamine does not name. It triggers Soul Vortex.

What it does

Soul Vortex is a Shadow spell with a 3 sec cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura. It also casts Soul Vortex (record #206757) and Soul Vortex (record #208581).

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast time3 sec
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Value: 206884
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Soul Vortex
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 56
Misc value: 104578, 10
Effect #4Effect 203
Trigger spell: Soul Vortex

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?

Soul Vortex appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Gul'dan in The Nighthold
    Journal section: Stage One: The Council of Elders > Gul'dan > Hand of Gul'dan > D'zorykx the Trapper; Stage One: The Ritual of Aman'Thul > Gul'dan > Hand of Gul'dan > D'zorykx the Trapper
    Encounter creatures: Gul'danRaid boss ability

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 12 separate Spell records named "Soul Vortex". This page is record #206883. 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
#190693school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#204462school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#204465school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#204493school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#204499used by: Cast by Soul Vortex; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: SummonA helper record another spell casts
#206757used by: Cast by Soul Vortex; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#206765cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#206884difficulty rows: Mythic; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#206885used by: Cast by Soul Vortex; cast time: instant; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#208581used by: Cast by Soul Vortex; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#295857school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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