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ShadowWhat it does
Summon Skeleton is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 10 min. When cast it summons a creature in a 6 yard radius.
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 facts
SchoolShadow
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 min
EffectSummon
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID40270Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Shadow |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | 10 min |
| Effect #1 | Summon (28) Value: 1 Misc value: 23111, 64 Radius: 6 yards |
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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 35 separate Spell records named "Summon Skeleton". This page is record #40270. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #17204 | school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 30 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #17490 | school: Physical; duration: 1 min; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #20464 | school: Physical; duration: 4 min; effect values: 3 (this record: 1); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
| #29223 | school: Physical; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon, Summon | A different effect setup |
| #33984 | used by: Cast by Raise Dead Template; school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #41074 | used by: Cast by Raise Dead; school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #41174 | school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 1); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
| #41948 | no compared field differs | A duplicate client record |
| #41949 | no compared field differs | A duplicate client record |
| #41950 | no compared field differs | A duplicate client record |
| #49432 | used by: Cast by Skeleton Summon Cue; school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 1) | A helper record another spell casts |
| #59711 | school: Physical; duration: 2 min; effect values: 5 (this record: 1); different tooltip text | 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.