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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)
Essence of Gossamer

Spell

Essence of Gossamer

Holy

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Instant cast1 sec cooldownSelf Only

Reduces damage from each attack by 140, up to a total of 4000 damage absorbed.

Essence of Gossamer

Tooltip

Reduces damage from each attack by 140, up to a total of 4000 damage absorbed. Lasts 10 sec.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

Essence of Gossamer is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69. Its base value is 4000.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 140. Its area radius is 5 yards.

What it does

Essence of Gossamer is a Holy spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 1 sec cooldown and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

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

SchoolHoly
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown1 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Value: 4000
Misc value: 127
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Value: 140
Radius: 5 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?

Essence of Gossamer 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 2 separate Spell records named "Essence of Gossamer". This page is record #60218. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#60221school: Physical; duration: none; 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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