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Shadow of Death

Spell

Shadow of Death

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1.5 secAnywhere - Unlimited

The shadow of death looms.

Shadow of Death

Tooltip

The shadow of death looms. Kills the target after 55 sec.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Shadow of Death is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69. Its base value is 100.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 112.

What it does

Shadow of Death is a Shadow spell with a 1.5 sec cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 55 sec. 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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast time1.5 sec
Duration55 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Value: 100
Misc value: 127
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 112
Misc value: 6787

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Shadow of Death 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 9 separate Spell records named "Shadow of Death". This page is record #40251. 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
#179864journal encounter: Gorefiend; effect types: noneA different caster
#179865used by: Cast by Shadow of Death; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#182135effect types: noneA different effect setup
#182137effect types: noneA different effect setup
#182141effect types: noneA different effect setup
#186635effect types: noneA different effect setup
#449638used by: Talent: Warlock; effect types: noneA different owner
#449858effect 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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