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Swarm of Decay

Spell

Swarm of Decay

NatureShadow

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3 secSelf Only

Mal'Ganis erupts into a swarm of insects, inflicting 13.875 Plague damage to all players every 1 sec for 20 sec.

Swarm of Decay

Tooltip

Mal'Ganis erupts into a swarm of insects, inflicting 13.875 Plague damage to all players every 1 sec for 20 sec.

During this time, Mal'Ganis takes 100% increased damage.

How it works

Swarm of Decay is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is 100.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 100.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 20 times over the full 20 sec. It triggers Swarm of Decay.

What it does

Swarm of Decay is a Nature and Shadow spell with a 3 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Swarm of Decay (record #360302).

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

SchoolNature, Shadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast time3 sec
Duration20 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Value: 100
Misc value: 127
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 100
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Swarm of Decay

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?

Swarm of Decay appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Swarm of Decay". This page is record #360300. 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
#360302used by: Cast by Swarm of Decay; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts

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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