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Virulent Plague

Spell

Virulent Plague

Shadow

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Death Knight

Instant castVision Range (AOI)

An infectious plague that spreads to all nearby enemies, dealing (202.9% of Attack Power) Shadow damage over 24 sec.

Virulent Plague

Tooltip

An infectious plague that spreads to all nearby enemies, dealing (202.9% of Attack Power) Shadow damage over 24 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 3. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Virulent Plague is built from 5 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. It scales with 0.2536 times attack power. It ticks every 3 sec, 8 times over the full 24 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 30.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 271.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 381.
  5. Effect 5 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 380.

What it does

Virulent Plague is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 24 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 3 sec and applies an aura.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration24 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 3
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Attack power coefficient: 0.2536
Misc value: 127
Period: every 3 sec
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Value: 30
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 271
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 381
Effect #5Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 380

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 Plague 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

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

  • Effect: Attack power coefficient changed from 0.2504 to 0.2536 (patch 12.1.0)

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Virulent Plague". This page is record #191587. 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
#263691school: Physical; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#441277duration: 27 sec; different tooltip textA variant 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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