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Shadow Word: Death

Spell

Shadow Word: Death

Shadow

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Priest

Instant castSelf Only

Shadow spell for Priests.

Shadow Word: Death

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met. The aura is spent after 1 procs.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. It ticks every 1 sec.

What it does

Shadow Word: Death is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 1 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration1 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Proc charges1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Period: every 1 sec

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 11 separate Spell records named "Shadow Word: Death". This page is record #32409. 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
#32379used by: Talent: Priest; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different owner
#41375duration: none; effect types: School Damage, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#47697effect types: noneA different effect setup
#51818effect types: noneA different effect setup
#56920effect types: noneA different effect setup
#347159effect types: noneA different effect setup
#361460effect types: noneA different effect setup
#369658effect types: noneA different effect setup
#448533effect types: noneA different effect setup
#1240008effect 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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