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Virulent Pathogen

Spell

Virulent Pathogen

Nature

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1.5 secLong Range

Infects the target with a highly infectious plague, inflicting 5 Nature damage every 1 sec and reducing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.

Virulent Pathogen

Tooltip

Infects the target with a highly infectious plague, inflicting 5 Nature damage every 1 sec and reducing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec. Upon expiration or being dispelled, the target explodes, infecting nearby allies with.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 3.

Virulent Pathogen is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 5 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 5 times over the full 5 sec (25 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -50. It applies the snared mechanic.

What it does

Virulent Pathogen is a Nature spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura with the snared 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

SchoolNature
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time1.5 sec
Duration5 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 3
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 5
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50
Mechanic: Snared

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?

Virulent Pathogen appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Virulent Pathogen". This page is record #261440. 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
#261439school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#261441school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA 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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