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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)
Stygian Grasp

Spell

Stygian Grasp

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

When struck has a 15% chance of reducing the attacker's movement speed by 50% for 5 secs.

Stygian Grasp

Tooltip

When struck has a 15% chance of reducing the attacker's movement speed by 50% for 5 secs. Chance to fizzle against targets over level 60.

How it works

Its aura has a 15% chance to proc when its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. It triggers Stygian Grasp.

What it does

Stygian Grasp is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Stygian Grasp (record #29164).

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
DurationInfinite
Proc chance15%
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Trigger spell: Stygian Grasp

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 2 separate Spell records named "Stygian Grasp". This page is record #29162. 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
#29164used by: Cast by Stygian Grasp; school: Shadow; duration: 5 secA helper record another spell casts

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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