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Hex of Weakness

Spell

Hex of Weakness

Shadow

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Priest

Instant castMedium Range

Weakens the target enemy, reducing damage caused by 2 and reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 20%.

Hex of Weakness

Tooltip

Weakens the target enemy, reducing damage caused by 2 and reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 20%. Lasts 2 min.

How it works

Each cast of Hex of Weakness costs 35 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 2.

Hex of Weakness is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 13. Its base value is -2.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 118. Its base value is -20. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Hex of Weakness is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 2 min. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Burning Crusade client, build 2.5.6.70006. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Cost35 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration2 min
Dispel typeDispel type id 2
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 13
Value: -2
Misc value: 1
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 118
Value: -20
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 127

Raw client values from the Burning Crusade client, build 2.5.6.70006. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Hex of Weakness". This page is record #9035. 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
#25816subtext: Rank 6; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#52645effect types: noneA different effect setup
#255366effect types: noneA 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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