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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)
Darkness

Spell

Darkness

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Summons a massive void zone around Entropius.

Darkness

Tooltip

Summons a massive void zone around Entropius.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Trigger Missile (effect type 32). Its area radius is 50000 yards. It triggers Darkness.

What it does

Darkness is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range. When cast it launches a missile in a 50000 yard radius. It also casts Darkness (record #46268).

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Trigger Missile (32)
Radius: 50000 yards
Trigger spell: Darkness

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 53 separate Spell records named "Darkness". This page is record #46269. 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
#45996used by: Cast by Darkness Pre-effect; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Persistent Area Aura, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#46268used by: Cast by Darkness; duration: until cancelled; effect types: SummonA helper record another spell casts
#109413effect types: noneA different effect setup
#116575effect types: noneA different effect setup
#117701used by: Cast by Shield of Darkness; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#137382effect types: noneA different effect setup
#137393effect types: noneA different effect setup
#138682used by: Cast by Darkness; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#138683effect types: noneA different effect setup
#138684effect types: noneA different effect setup
#184674used by: Cast by Nightmare Visage; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#184682used by: Cast by Special; 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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