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Unholy Aura

Spell

Unholy Aura

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Causes the caster to automatically inflict 150 Shadow damage every 2 sec.

Unholy Aura

Tooltip

Causes the caster to automatically inflict 150 Shadow damage every 2 sec. to nearby enemies. The aura lasts until cancelled.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. Its base value is 1 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec. It triggers Unholy Aura.

What it does

Unholy Aura is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec. It also casts Unholy Aura (record #27988).

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
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Value: 1
Period: every 2 sec
Trigger spell: Unholy Aura

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

Unholy Aura sounds

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

Devotion AuraSoundKit 1505

  1. Devotionaura2.3s · ID 569679 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

RetributionAuraSoundKit 3322

  1. Retributionaura2.0s · ID 568744 · 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 23 separate Spell records named "Unholy Aura". This page is record #27987. 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
#17466used by: Cast by Unholy Aura; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#17467no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#17625school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#27988used by: Cast by Unholy Aura; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#28340no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#28341used by: Cast by Unholy Aura; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#38844effect types: noneA different effect setup
#38845used by: Cast by Unholy Aura; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#55606effect types: noneA different effect setup
#55607used by: Cast by Unholy Aura; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#55608effect types: noneA different effect setup
#55609used by: Cast by Unholy Aura; 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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