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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)
Shadowstep

Spell

Shadowstep

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castVision Range

Attempts to step through the shadows and reappear behind your enemy and increases movement speed by 70% for 3 sec.

Shadowstep

Tooltip

Attempts to step through the shadows and reappear behind your enemy and increases movement speed by 70% for 3 sec. The damage of your next ability is increased by 20% and the threat caused is reduced by 50%. Lasts 10 sec.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met. The aura is spent after 1 procs.

Shadowstep is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Teleport (effect type 252). Its area radius is 2 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 20. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 20. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Shadowstep is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it has a Teleport effect in a 2 yard radius and 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

SchoolPhysical
Range100 yards (Vision Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Proc charges1
Effect #1Teleport (252)
Radius: 2 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 20
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 20
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 3

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?

Shadowstep appears in: 3 spells that cast 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 116 separate Spell records named "Shadowstep". This page is record #36563. 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
#36554duration: 3 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#41176school: Shadow; duration: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#45273school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Teleport; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#46463school: Shadow; duration: 1 sec; effect types: Teleport, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#55965duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#55966duration: none; effect types: TeleportA different effect setup
#63790duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#63793duration: none; effect types: TeleportA different effect setup
#66178difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); duration: none; effect types: Teleport; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#69087duration: none; effect types: TeleportA different effect setup
#70431duration: 2 sec; effect types: Teleport, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#72326difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Teleport, School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version

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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