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Spell
Turn Evil
Holy
PaladinThe power of the Light compels an Undead, Aberration, or Demon target to flee for up to 40 sec.
Tooltip
The power of the Light compels an Undead, Aberration, or Demon target to flee for up to 40 sec. Damage may break the effect. Lesser creatures have a chance to be destroyed. Only one target can be turned at a time.
How it works
Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.
Turn Evil is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:
- Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7.
- Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 191. Its base value is 7.
What it does
Turn Evil is a Holy spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 20 yards, a 15 sec cooldown and effects that last 40 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the turned mechanic.
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
| School | Holy |
|---|---|
| Range | 20 yards (Twenty yards) |
| Cast time | 1.5 sec |
| Cooldown | 15 sec |
| Global cooldown | 1.5 sec |
| GCD category | Category id 133 |
| Duration | 40 sec |
| Mechanic | Turned |
| Dispel type | Dispel type id 1 |
| Proc chance | Always |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 7 Misc value: 1 |
| Effect #2 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 191 Value: 7 |
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?
Turn Evil appears in: 1 talent and 1 skill line.
Talents
- Turn Evil for Paladin (Holy, Protection, Retribution)Talent
Skill lines
- Paladin (Paladin)Skill line
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Related
More Paladin spells
Blessing of FreedomBlesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to movement impairing effects and increasing movement speed by 30% for 8 sec.
Blessing of ProtectionBlesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to Physical damage and harmful effects for 10 sec.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Turn Evil". This page is record #10326. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #145067 | cast time: 1.7 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #1258737 | school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A 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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