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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)
Instability

Spell

Instability

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

The caster begins to fall apart, losing 3% health per second.

Instability

Tooltip

The caster begins to fall apart, losing 3% health per second.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 89. Its base value is 3 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec.

What it does

Instability is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec.

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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 89
Value: 3
Period: every 1 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 22 separate Spell records named "Instability". This page is record #34114. 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
#69766used by: Cast by Unchained Magic; school: Arcane; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#122928effect types: noneA different effect setup
#122930used by: Cast by Instability; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#123697effect types: noneA different effect setup
#130078effect types: noneA different effect setup
#177051used by: Cast by Item - Attacks Proc Haste [Instability]; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#213670effect types: noneA different effect setup
#213673used by: Cast by Instability; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#216472used by: Cast by Item - Warlock T18 Affliction 4P Bonus; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#227250effect types: noneA different effect setup
#227251used by: Cast by Instability; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#302210effect 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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