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Unstable Affliction

Spell

Unstable Affliction

Shadow

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Warlock

1.5 secLong Range

Afflicts the target with (417.3% of Spell Power) Shadow damage over 8 sec.

Unstable Affliction

Tooltip

Afflicts the target with (417.3% of Spell Power) Shadow damage over 8 sec. Multiple uses of this ability may overlap.

If dispelled, deals damage to the dispeller and silences them for 4 sec. This damage is increased by 15% per stack on the target.

Generates 1 Soul Shards if the target dies while afflicted.

How it works

Each cast of Unstable Affliction costs 10 Soul Shards. 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.

Unstable Affliction is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 6204.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. It scales with 1.0431 times spell power. It ticks every 2 sec, 4 times over the full 8 sec.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 15.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 15.

What it does

Unstable Affliction is a Shadow spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec and applies an aura. It stacks up to 99 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
Cost10 Soul Shards
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time1.5 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Value: 6204
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Spell power coefficient: 1.0431
Period: every 2 sec
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 15
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 15

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?

Unstable Affliction appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

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

Build history

this spell Changelog

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

  • Effect: Spell power coefficient changed from 0.8693 to 1.0431 (patch 12.1.5)
  • Effect: Base points changed from 5170 to 6204 (patch 12.1.0)
  • Effect: Spell power coefficient changed from 0.7559 to 0.8693 (patch 12.1.0)

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 34 separate Spell records named "Unstable Affliction". This page is record #1259790. 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
#285143cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#285144cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#285145cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#285146cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#285148duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#285155cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#334315subtext: Rank 3; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#418561cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1218349effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1218350cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1219045cast time: instant; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Dummy, Apply Aura, Dummy, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1261176cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; 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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