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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)
Defile

Spell

Defile

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Deals Shadow damage per second to all enemies within the area.

Defile

Tooltip

Deals Shadow damage per second to all enemies within the area. Every time an enemy takes damage from this effect, the damage and size of the area increases. Lasts 60 sec.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 3000. Its area radius is 99 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its area radius is 99 yards.

What it does

Defile is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 1 sec. When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 3000) in a 99 yard radius and applies an aura in a 99 yard radius.

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
Duration1 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 3000
Radius: 99 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Radius: 99 yards

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?

Defile 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 55 separate Spell records named "Defile". This page is record #72754. 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
#27192duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27193duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27194duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27195duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27196duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27197duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27198duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27199duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27200duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#72743school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#72756duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#72762cast time: 2 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon; 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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