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Unstable Corruption

Spell

Unstable Corruption

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

erupts from the Corrupted Guardian, inflicting Shadow damage to players.

Unstable Corruption

Tooltip

erupts from the Corrupted Guardian, inflicting Shadow damage to players.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Trigger Missile (effect type 32). Its area radius is 4 yards. It triggers Corrupted Lifeforce.

What it does

Unstable Corruption is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it launches a missile in a 4 yard radius. It also casts Corrupted Lifeforce.

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 #1Trigger Missile (32)
Radius: 4 yards
Trigger spell: Corrupted Lifeforce

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 Corruption appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Build history

this spell Changelog

Added in patch 12.1.0.

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 15 separate Spell records named "Unstable Corruption". This page is record #1314091. 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
#147198effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#147389school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#147391school: PhysicalA variant record
#429493difficulty rows: Normal, Mythic; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy, School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#429499effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1302756duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1302757school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1302761journal encounter: Avatar of Sethraliss; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell, Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#1314090no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#1314092duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1314093school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1315798no compared field differsA duplicate client record

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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