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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)
Poison

Spell

Poison

Nature

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Instant castCombat Range

Poisons target for 8 Nature damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.

Poison

Tooltip

Poisons target for 8 Nature damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 8 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec, 10 times over the full 20 sec (80 base in total).

What it does

Poison is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 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

SchoolNature
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration20 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 4
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 8
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?

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 55 separate Spell records named "Poison". This page is record #17511. 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
#13299school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#13518duration: 15 secA variant record
#16400duration: 15 secA variant record
#16401duration: 30 secA variant record
#17183duration: 15 secA variant record
#17292duration: 30 secA variant record
#17330no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#18077duration: 15 secA variant record
#18197duration: 15 secA variant record
#18203used by: Cast by Venomspitter; duration: 30 secA helper record another spell casts
#18208duration: 25 secA variant record
#19448duration: 30 sec; different tooltip textA variant record

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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