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Corruption

Spell

Corruption

Shadow

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Warlock

2 secMedium Range

Corrupts the target, causing 65 Shadow damage over 15 sec.

Corruption

Tooltip

Corrupts the target, causing 65 Shadow damage over 15 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Corruption costs 55 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. 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 13 per tick. It scales with 0.2 times spell power. It ticks every 3 sec, 5 times over the full 15 sec (65 base in total).

What it does

Corruption is a Shadow spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 3 sec.

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

SchoolShadow
Cost55 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time2 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration15 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 13
Spell power coefficient: 0.2
Period: every 3 sec

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.

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

How to learn Corruption

Learned at
Level 14 (Rank 2)
From
Warlock trainer
Who can learn it
Any Warlock

Visit a Warlock trainer once you reach level 14 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Warlock trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Warlock trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Alexander CalderWarlock TrainerIronforge Capital50.1, 7.5
BriarthornWarlock TrainerIronforge Capital50.3, 5.7
ThistleheartWarlock TrainerIronforge Capital51.1, 6.6
Demisette CloyceWarlock TrainerStormwind City Capital39.2, 85.0
SandahlWarlock TrainerStormwind City Capital39.7, 85.7
Ursula DelineWarlock TrainerStormwind City Capital39.9, 84.2
4 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Alamar GrimmWarlock TrainerDun Morogh28.6, 66.1
Gimrizz ShadowcogWarlock TrainerDun Morogh47.3, 53.7
Drusilla La SalleWarlock TrainerElwynn Forest49.9, 42.6
Maximillian CroweWarlock TrainerElwynn Forest44.4, 66.2

Horde Warlock trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Grol'darWarlock TrainerOrgrimmar Capital48.0, 45.9
MirketWarlock TrainerOrgrimmar Capital48.6, 47.0
ZevrostWarlock TrainerOrgrimmar Capital48.5, 45.4
Kaal SoulreaperWarlock TrainerUndercity Capital86.2, 15.9
Luther PickmanWarlock TrainerUndercity Capital86.4, 15.3
Richard KerwinWarlock TrainerUndercity Capital88.9, 15.9
5 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Dhugru GorelustWarlock TrainerDurotar54.4, 41.2
NartokWarlock TrainerDurotar40.7, 68.5
KartoshWarlock TrainerSwamp of Sorrows48.7, 55.6
MaximillionWarlock TrainerTirisfal Glades30.9, 66.3
Rupert BochWarlock TrainerTirisfal Glades61.6, 52.4

Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.

Related

More Affliction spells

Amplify CurseAmplify Curse
Bane of AgonyBane of Agony
Bane of DoomBane of Doom
Bane of Doom EffectBane of Doom Effect
CorruptionCorruption
Curse of ExhaustionCurse of Exhaustion
Curse of IdiocyCurse of Idiocy
Curse of RecklessnessCurse of Recklessness
Curse of the ElementsCurse of the Elements
Curse of TonguesCurse of Tongues
Curse of WeaknessCurse of Weakness
Death CoilDeath Coil

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 78 separate Spell records named "Corruption". This page is record #6222. 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; duration: 12 sec; effect values: 10 (this record: 13)A different rank or variant
#13530cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect values: 21 (this record: 13); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#16402duration: 3 sec; effect values: 25 (this record: 13); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#16985used by: Blacksmithing; school: Physical; cast time: 1 min; duration: none; effect types: Create ItemA different owner
#17510duration: 3 sec; effect values: 10 (this record: 13); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#18088used by: Cast by Blade of the Wretched; cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect values: 30 (this record: 13); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#18376duration: 24 sec; effect values: 350.82 (this record: 13); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#18656cast time: instant; duration: 9 sec; effect values: 28 (this record: 13); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#21068duration: 24 sec; effect values: 116.94 (this record: 13); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#23642cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 13)Different tuning
#28829school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect values: 12 (this record: 13); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#30938effect 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
Level data sightedBase level 14 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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