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Wrath of the Lich King · Northrend and Icecrown Citadel · client build 3.80.2.69874
Shadow Embrace

Spell

Shadow Embrace

Physical

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Warlock

Instant castSelf Only

Your Shadow Bolt and Haunt spells apply the Shadow Embrace effect, increasing all shadow periodic damage dealt to the target by you by 1%, and reduces all periodic healing done to the target by 2%.

Shadow Embrace

Tooltip

Your Shadow Bolt and Haunt spells apply the Shadow Embrace effect, increasing all shadow periodic damage dealt to the target by you by 1%, and reduces all periodic healing done to the target by 2%. Lasts for 12 sec.

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 42. It scales with 1 times spell power. It triggers Shadow Embrace.

What it does

Shadow Embrace is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Shadow Embrace (record #32386).

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
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Spell power coefficient: 1
Trigger spell: Shadow Embrace

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.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Shadow Embrace". This page is record #32385. 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
#32388used by: Talent: Warlock; school: Shadow; duration: 12 sec; different tooltip textA different owner
#32390used by: Cast by Shadow Embrace; school: Shadow; duration: 12 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#285229effect types: noneA different effect setup
#453206effect 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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