Spell

Void Orb

Shadow

2.5 sec5 sec cooldownSelf Only

Summons an orb of void energy that inflicts Shadow damage to all enemies in its path.

Void Orb

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179). Its base value is 30. Its area radius is 35 yards.

What it does

Void Orb is a Shadow spell with a 2.5 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 5 sec cooldown and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect in a 35 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

School	Shadow
Range	Self Only
Cast time	2.5 sec
Cooldown	5 sec
Global cooldown	None
Duration	15 sec
Effect #1	Create Area Effect (179) Value: 30 Misc value: 13734 Radius: 35 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.

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 21 separate Spell records named "Void Orb". This page is record #273467. 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
#170660	cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#216455	cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 160; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#216479	used by: Cast by Void Orb; school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy	A helper record another spell casts
#250955	school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 165, Knock Back	A different effect setup
#264902	cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#264904	cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect, Apply Aura	A different effect setup
#264908	used by: Cast by Void Orb; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Dummy, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A helper record another spell casts
#273502	cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage	A different effect setup
#275685	school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Spawn, Apply Aura	A different effect setup
#305524	school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura	A different effect setup
#314202	journal encounter: Dark Inquisitor Xanesh; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip text	A different caster
#314296	school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip text	A 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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