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Wrath of the Lich KingWrath of the Lich King era data from Blizzard's titan client, build 3.80.2.69874Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Dark Blast

Spell

Dark Blast

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Shadow spell.

Dark Blast

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. It triggers Dark Blast.

What it does

Dark Blast is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Dark Blast (record #28457).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Trigger spell: Dark Blast

Raw client values from the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. 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 14 separate Spell records named "Dark Blast". This page is record #28458. 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
#28457used by: Cast by Dark Blast; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#55713duration: noneA variant record
#55714used by: Cast by Dark Blast; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#154193effect types: noneA different effect setup
#198820journal encounter: Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest; effect types: noneA different caster
#207006journal encounter: Gul'dan; effect types: noneA different caster
#214399effect types: noneA different effect setup
#215407effect types: noneA different effect setup
#215444effect types: noneA different effect setup
#442096effect types: noneA different effect setup
#442097effect types: noneA different effect setup
#446415effect 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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