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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)
Desecration

Spell

Desecration

Shadow

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Instant castExtended Range

Causes desecrated ground at a targets location.

Desecration

Tooltip

Causes desecrated ground at a targets location. Targets in the area are slowed by 50% by the grasping arms of the dead while standing on the unholy ground. Lasts 2 sec.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Trigger Missile (effect type 32). It triggers Desecration.

What it does

Desecration is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and a range of 50 yards. When cast it launches a missile. It also casts Desecration (record #67779).

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
Range50 yards (Extended Range)
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Trigger Missile (32)
Trigger spell: Desecration

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 45 separate Spell records named "Desecration". This page is record #67778. 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
#36473duration: 8 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#67779used by: Cast by Desecration; school: Physical; duration: 15 sec; effect types: SummonA helper record another spell casts
#67781used by: Cast by Desecration; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#67782school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#67804duration: 15 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#93687effect types: noneA different effect setup
#93688used by: Cast by Desecration; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#93690effect types: noneA different effect setup
#93691used by: Cast by Desecration; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#117399effect types: noneA different effect setup
#117423effect types: noneA different effect setup
#117463effect 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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