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Tainted Discharge

Spell

Tainted Discharge

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Corruption erupts from the target's body, leaving pools of corruption that inflict 30.2268 Shadow damage and spreads 4 Corruption every 1 sec.

Tainted Discharge

Tooltip

Corruption erupts from the target's body, leaving pools of corruption that inflict 30.2268 Shadow damage and spreads 4 Corruption every 1 sec. The Tainted Discharge dissipates as enemies stand in it. After 15 sec Tainted Discharge will reform into an Inconceivable Horror.

How it works

Tainted Discharge is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 30.2268 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 24. Its base value is 4 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec.

What it does

Tainted Discharge is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 30.2268
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 24
Value: 4
Misc value: 10
Period: every 1 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Tainted Discharge 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 7 separate Spell records named "Tainted Discharge". This page is record #208385. 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
#208355school: Physical; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#208362school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#208363used by: Cast by Tainted Discharge; school: Physical; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#208386school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#208387used by: Cast by Tainted Discharge; school: Physical; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#212124school: Physical; effect types: SummonA 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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