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Tainted Essence

Spell

Tainted Essence

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Reduces healing and shields received by 8%.

Tainted Essence

Tooltip

Reduces healing and shields received by 8%. This effect stacks.

At 10 applications, the target is slain.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Tainted Essence is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. Its base value is 10 per tick. It ticks every 0.2 sec, 240 times over the full 1 min (2400 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 118. Its base value is -8.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 422. Its base value is -8.

What it does

Tainted Essence is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 1 min. When cast it applies an aura every 0.2 sec and applies an aura. It stacks up to 100 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

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration1 min
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks100
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Value: 10
Period: every 0.2 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 118
Value: -8
Misc value: 127
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 422
Value: -8

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 Essence appears in: 1 boss encounter and 1 spell that casts it.

Boss encounters

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 8 separate Spell records named "Tainted Essence". This page is record #240728. 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
#202470school: Frost; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#202472journal encounter: Helya; school: Frost; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#228051journal encounter: Helya; school: Frost; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 144; different tooltip textA different caster
#228052school: Frost; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#232679used by: Cast by Tainted Essence; school: Frost; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#232681school: Frost; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#242081duration: none; effect types: Instakill; different tooltip textA 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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