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Unholy Aura

Spell

Unholy Aura

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Shadow spell.

Unholy Aura

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 300. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 65 yards.

What it does

Unholy Aura is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 300) in a 65 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

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 300
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 65 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

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.

Burning Spirit ImpactSoundKit 1422

  1. Burningspirit2.6s · ID 568735 · 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Unholy Aura 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 23 separate Spell records named "Unholy Aura". This page is record #28341. 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
#17466effect values: 150 (this record: 300)Different tuning
#17467duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#17625school: Physical; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#27987duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#27988effect values: 450 (this record: 300)Different tuning
#28340duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38844effect types: noneA different effect setup
#38845effect types: noneA different effect setup
#55606effect types: noneA different effect setup
#55607effect types: noneA different effect setup
#55608effect types: noneA different effect setup
#55609effect 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

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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