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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)
Shadow Nova

Spell

Shadow Nova

Shadow

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1.5 secSelf Only

Deals 3238 to 3762 Shadow damage to all enemies, knocking them back.

Shadow Nova

Tooltip

Deals 3238 to 3762 Shadow damage to all enemies, knocking them back.

How it works

Shadow Nova is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 3238. Its area radius is 45 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Knock Back (effect type 98). Its base value is 100. Its area radius is 45 yards.

What it does

Shadow Nova is a Shadow spell with a 1.5 sec cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 3238) in a 45 yard radius and has a Knock Back effect in a 45 yard radius.

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 time1.5 sec
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 3238
Radius: 45 yards
Effect #2Knock Back (98)
Value: 100
Misc value: 250
Radius: 45 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 74 separate Spell records named "Shadow Nova". This page is record #39005. 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
#32711cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32712cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33501effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33846cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34256cast time: instant; duration: 1.5 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34725school: Frost; cast time: instant; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#36127different tooltip textA variant record
#38627cast time: instant; duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#40737cast time: instant; duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#43088effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#44984school: Physical; cast time: instant; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#45327school: Fire; cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; 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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