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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)
Deadly Poison

Spell

Deadly Poison

Nature

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Instant castCombat Range

Each strike has a chance of poisoning the enemy for Nature damage over 2 sec.

Deadly Poison

Tooltip

Each strike has a chance of poisoning the enemy for Nature damage over 2 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 4. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Deadly Poison is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 15 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec, 4 times over the full 8 sec (60 base in total).

What it does

Deadly Poison is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec. It stacks up to 5 times.

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

SchoolNature
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration8 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 4
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks5
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 15
Period: every 2 sec

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Deadly Poison appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 54 separate Spell records named "Deadly Poison". This page is record #34655. 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
#32970duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#32971cast time: 2 sec; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34616cast time: 1 sec; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34657subtext: Passive; school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different rank or variant
#36872duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38519duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#38520cast time: 2 sec; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#41191duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#41192cast time: 2 sec; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#41485journal encounter: The Illidari Council; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Summon; different tooltip textA different caster
#43580duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#43581duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA 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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