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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)
Vile Gas

Spell

Vile Gas

NatureShadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Inflicts a Vile plague in targeted area, inflicting 3900 to 4100 damage every 2 sec for 6 sec.

Vile Gas

Tooltip

Inflicts a Vile plague in targeted area, inflicting 3900 to 4100 damage every 2 sec for 6 sec. The plague causes the infected targets to vomit uncontrollably inflicting 3900 to 4100 damage to nearby allies.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 3900 per tick. Its area radius is 8 yards. It ticks every 2 sec, 3 times over the full 6 sec (11700 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 284. It scales with 1 times spell power. It applies the disoriented mechanic. Its area radius is 8 yards. It triggers Vile Gas.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. Its base value is 1 per tick. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 8 yards. It ticks every 2 sec, 3 times over the full 6 sec (3 base in total). It triggers Vile Gas.

What it does

Vile Gas is a Nature and Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura in an 8 yard radius every 2 sec and applies an aura with the disoriented mechanic in an 8 yard radius. It also casts Vile Gas (record #69248) and Vile Gas (record #69244).

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

SchoolNature, Shadow
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 3900
Radius: 8 yards
Period: every 2 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 284
Spell power coefficient: 1
Mechanic: Disoriented
Radius: 8 yards
Trigger spell: Vile Gas
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 8 yards
Period: every 2 sec
Trigger spell: Vile Gas

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 13 separate Spell records named "Vile Gas". This page is record #72272. 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
#69240difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)A per-difficulty version
#69244difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); used by: Cast by Vile Gas; duration: 1 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#69248used by: Cast by Vile Gas; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#71307school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#72270school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#72274effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#72276duration: 1 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#212338used by: Pet - Abomination; effect types: noneA different owner
#282161used by: Cast by Abominable Enrage; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#318913effect types: noneA different effect setup
#318919effect types: noneA different effect setup
#323750effect 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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