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Unholy Aura

Spell

Unholy Aura

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Causes the caster to automatically inflict 2 Shadow damage every 2 sec to nearby enemies.

Unholy Aura

Tooltip

Causes the caster to automatically inflict 2 Shadow damage every 2 sec to nearby enemies. The aura lasts until cancelled.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 2. Its area radius is 30 yards.

What it does

Unholy Aura is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 2) in a 30 yard radius.

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
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 2
Radius: 30 yards

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?

Unholy Aura appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

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 23 separate Spell records named "Unholy Aura". This page is record #17466. 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
#17467duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#17625school: Physical; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#27987duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#27988effect values: 3.41 (this record: 2); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#28340duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#28341effect values: 4.52 (this record: 2); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#38844duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38845effect values: 9.3 (this record: 2); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#55606duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#55607effect values: 1.83 (this record: 2); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#55608duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#55609effect values: 2.62 (this record: 2); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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