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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)
Necrosis

Spell

Necrosis

Shadow

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Death Knight

Instant castSelf Only

Your auto attacks deal an additional 8% Shadow damage.

Necrosis

Tooltip

Your auto attacks deal an additional 8% Shadow damage.

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 4. Its base value is 8.

What it does

Necrosis is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). 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

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 8

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?

Necrosis appears in: 1 class specialization.

Class specialization

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 6 separate Spell records named "Necrosis". This page is record #51462. 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
#170761used by: Cast by Necrotic Bite; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#207346effect types: noneA different effect setup
#216974effect types: noneA different effect setup
#337982effect types: noneA different effect setup
#338085effect types: noneA different effect setup
#360618effect 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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