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Dark Blast

Spell

Dark Blast

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Shadow spell.

Dark Blast

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Dark Blast is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 2000. Its area radius is 100 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Instakill (effect type 1).

What it does

Dark Blast is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 2000) in a 100 yard radius and kills the target outright.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 2000
Radius: 100 yards
Effect #2Instakill (1)

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

Dark Blast sounds

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

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Dark Blast appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Dark Blast". This page is record #28457. 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
#28458duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#55713effect types: noneA different effect setup
#55714effect types: noneA different effect setup
#154193effect types: noneA different effect setup
#198820journal encounter: Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest; effect types: noneA different caster
#207006journal encounter: Gul'dan; effect types: noneA different caster
#214399effect types: noneA different effect setup
#215407effect types: noneA different effect setup
#215444effect types: noneA different effect setup
#442096effect types: noneA different effect setup
#442097effect types: noneA different effect setup
#446415effect 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 sighted2 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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