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Defile

Spell

Defile

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere

Shadow spell.

Defile

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. Its base value is 1 per tick. It scales with 1 times spell power. It ticks every 1 sec, 10 times over the full 10 sec (10 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Defile is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura.

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere)
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Spell power coefficient: 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

Defile sounds

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

LifeDrainLoopSoundKit 3087

  1. Lifedrainloop4.9s · ID 569031 · spells
    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 55 separate Spell records named "Defile". This page is record #27177. 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
#27183duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27192duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27193duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27194duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27195duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27196duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27197duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27198duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27199duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27200duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#72743effect types: noneA different effect setup
#72754used by: Cast by Defile; 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 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

Comments

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