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Touch of Death

Spell

Touch of Death

Physical

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Monk

Instant castSelf Only

Touch of Death spawns 3 Chi Spheres, granting 1 Chi when you walk through them.

Touch of Death

Tooltip

Touch of Death spawns 3 Chi Spheres, granting 1 Chi when you walk through them.

How it works

Touch of Death is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 3.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 35.

What it does

Touch of Death is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura.

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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 3
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 35

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?

Touch of Death appears in: 1 class specialization.

Class specialization

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 21 separate Spell records named "Touch of Death". This page is record #325215. 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
#229980effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#290521used by: Cast by Touch of Death; effect types: effect 77; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#320863effect types: Learn Spell, Learn Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#322109used by: Monk; effect types: School Damage, Dummy, Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA different owner
#322111effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#325095used by: Brewmaster Monk; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#341356duration: 1 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#341458duration: until cancelled; effect types: Dummy, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#341551duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#341557school: Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#344360effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#344361used by: Cast by Touch of Death; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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