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Corruption

Spell

Corruption

Shadow

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Instant castVision Range

Corrupts the target, causing 63 damage over 3 sec.

Corruption

Tooltip

Corrupts the target, causing 63 damage over 3 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 21 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 3 times over the full 3 sec (63 base in total).

What it does

Corruption is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 3 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70450. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range100 yards (Vision Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration3 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 21
Period: every 1 sec

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70450. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Corruption sounds

The sounds the game plays when Corruption is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

DeathCoiltargetSoundKit 743

  1. Deathcoiltarget2.2s · ID 568670 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Precast Shadow LowSoundKit 745

  1. Precastshadowmagiclow6.6s · ID 569424 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Hell Rot (Bestow Disease)SoundKit 1501

  1. Bestowdiseaseimpact4.0s · ID 568208 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

SPELL_Shadow_CastSoundKit 2560

  1. Shadowcast0.8s · ID 569766 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

How to learn

Items that grant this spell

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 78 separate Spell records named "Corruption". This page is record #13530. 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
#172subtext: Rank 1; used by: Warlock; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 12 sec; effect values: 10 (this record: 21); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#16402cast time: 2 sec; effect values: 25 (this record: 21)Different tuning
#16985used by: Blacksmithing; school: Physical; cast time: 1 min; duration: none; effect types: Create ItemA different owner
#17510cast time: 2 sec; effect values: 10 (this record: 21)Different tuning
#18088used by: Cast by Blade of the Wretched; effect values: 30 (this record: 21)A helper record another spell casts
#18376cast time: 2 sec; duration: 24 sec; effect values: 350.82 (this record: 21); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#18656duration: 9 sec; effect values: 28 (this record: 21)Different tuning
#21068cast time: 2 sec; duration: 24 sec; effect values: 116.94 (this record: 21); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#23642duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 21)Different tuning
#28829school: Physical; duration: none; effect values: 12 (this record: 21); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#30938effect types: noneA different effect setup
#31405effect 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 1.60.1.70450, 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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