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Dark Matter

Spell

Dark Matter

Physical

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

A cloud of Dark Matter surrounds the target, increasing damage taken by 50%, decreasing movement speed by 30% and dealing 1885 to 2115 Shadow damage to nearby enemies.

Dark Matter

Tooltip

A cloud of Dark Matter surrounds the target, increasing damage taken by 50%, decreasing movement speed by 30% and dealing 1885 to 2115 Shadow damage to nearby enemies.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Dark Matter is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its area radius is 50 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 5 times over the full 5 sec. It triggers Dark Matter.

What it does

Dark Matter is a spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 50 yard radius and applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Dark Matter (record #51000).

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

SchoolPhysical
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration5 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Radius: 50 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Dark Matter

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 26 separate Spell records named "Dark Matter". This page is record #51001. 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
#51000used by: Cast by Dark Matter; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#51012school: Shadow; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, School DamageA different effect setup
#59868school: Shadow; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#65025school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#248227effect types: noneA different effect setup
#254612effect types: noneA different effect setup
#255514used by: Cast by Dark Matter; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#255515effect types: noneA different effect setup
#318971effect types: noneA different effect setup
#318972effect types: noneA different effect setup
#318973used by: Cast by Dark Matter; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#318974used by: Cast by Dark Matter; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts

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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