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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 Spike

Spell

Shadow Spike

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Inflicts 2550 to 3450% Shadow damage to an enemy and leaves it wounded, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 10 sec.

Shadow Spike

Tooltip

Inflicts 2550 to 3450% Shadow damage to an enemy and leaves it wounded, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 10 sec.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 2550. Its area radius is 8 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 118. Its base value is -50. Its area radius is 8 yards.

What it does

Shadow Spike is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 2550) in an 8 yard radius and applies an aura in an 8 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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 2550
Radius: 8 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 118
Value: -50
Misc value: 127
Radius: 8 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Shadow Spike 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 12 separate Spell records named "Shadow Spike". This page is record #45885. 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
#33125school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#46589duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#46680school: Physical; cast time: 0.8 sec; duration: 28 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#97158effect types: noneA different effect setup
#97160effect types: noneA different effect setup
#97161effect types: noneA different effect setup
#97208effect types: noneA different effect setup
#170567effect types: noneA different effect setup
#376914effect types: noneA different effect setup
#401422effect types: noneA different effect setup
#403699journal encounter: The Amalgamation Chamber; effect types: noneA different caster

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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