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Blackout

Spell

Blackout

Physical

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Priest

Instant castSelf Only

Gives your Shadow damage spells a chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

Blackout

Tooltip

Gives your Shadow damage spells a chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

How it works

Its aura has a 2% 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 Blackout.

What it does

Blackout is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Blackout (record #15269).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chance2%
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Trigger spell: Blackout

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 15 separate Spell records named "Blackout". This page is record #15268. 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
#44415effect types: noneA different effect setup
#46025effect types: noneA different effect setup
#86673effect types: noneA different effect setup
#86788effect types: noneA different effect setup
#86825effect types: noneA different effect setup
#91202effect types: noneA different effect setup
#109672effect types: noneA different effect setup
#118261effect types: noneA different effect setup
#134112effect types: noneA different effect setup
#213535used by: Cast by Ravenbear Ritual; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#219694effect types: noneA different effect setup
#286481effect 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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