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Dark Sludge

Spell

Dark Sludge

Nature

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5 sec3 min cooldownCombat Range

Increases the time between the attacks of nearby enemies by 33% for 5 min.

Dark Sludge

Tooltip

Increases the time between the attacks of nearby enemies by 33% for 5 min.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts. Its dispel type is client id 3.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 319. Its base value is -33. Its area radius is 5 yards.

What it does

Dark Sludge is a Nature spell with a 5 sec cast, a range of 5 yards, a 3 min cooldown and effects that last 5 min. When cast it applies an aura in a 5 yard radius.

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

SchoolNature
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast time5 sec
Cooldown3 min
Global cooldownNone
Duration5 min
Dispel typeDispel type id 3
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 319
Value: -33
Radius: 5 yards

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 Sludge sounds

The sounds the game plays when Dark Sludge 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

CrippleSoundKit 2617

  1. Cripple2.0s · ID 569189 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Shadowflamevortex Impact Oneshot 5141255SoundKit 225124

  1. Shadowflamevortex Impact Oneshot 51412553.5s · ID 5141255 · spell
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. Shadowflamevortex Impact Oneshot 51412572.5s · ID 5141257 · spell
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. Shadowflamevortex Impact Oneshot 51412594.0s · ID 5141259 · spell
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  4. Shadowflamevortex Impact Oneshot 51412612.5s · ID 5141261 · spell
    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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Dark Sludge". This page is record #3335. 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
#92929effect types: noneA different effect setup
#92930used by: Cast by Dark Sludge; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts

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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