healer-man/docs/STOCKADE_ENEMY_BUFFS_2026-10-05.md

Stockade enemy buff and debuff audit — 2026-10-05

Later continuation: NPC stance and ordinary-creature blocking omissions in this original investigation are superseded by the stance/blocking implementation. The dated investigation below remains source history.

This pass records source-backed aura behavior for Enrage 8599, Defensive Stance 7164, Battle Stance 7165, Demoralizing Shout 16244 and 13730, Battle Shout 9128, and Improved Blocking 3419. The purpose is to keep these effects from becoming direct damage and to expose only the modifiers the current ActiveAura runtime can apply without inventing baselines. The profile-specific contracts and the supported ActiveAura subset are in src/game/enemySourceAuras.ts.

Source pins and interpretation

Ascension uses the recipe compiler's pinned 3.3.5a patch-D source:

../LadiksMPQEditor/client-current/area-52/patch-D/DBFilesClient/Spell.dbc

SHA-256: 2f77f18b91ffbae32a19568e4bc05ec78ee384b6ba8dd2a6e05f0e97abbb2dce.

Epoch uses the compiler's pinned ../HealerMan-Storage/pipeline-work/dungeons/epoch-client/DBFilesClient/Spell.dbc (SHA-256 d5cce1a83550dcfa9eb2f0251dbb11fd24c272534b2b1a9b230924a44d817ab3). Neither client directory has SpellDuration.dbc or SpellRadius.dbc, so both duration and radius lookups use the shared patch-S fallbacks in the compiler: SpellDuration.dbc SHA-256 eeae44ef0185924f3d6ec57ab2701c66566db86e51ab0bae017a9449126eb3a0, and SpellRadius.dbc SHA-256 dba6ed2f165f75c84dda5f32ae46b1a01fe562efd88fa51fd19365705c3e6a44. These are compiler support inputs, not claims that Epoch shipped those support tables.

The six already pinned signatures (7164, 7165, 16244, 13730, 9128, and 3419) match the compiler's profile-specific PINNED_SOURCE_SPELLS entries in scripts/dungeon-pipeline/compile-campaign-catalog.mjs. Enrage 8599 was read directly from both pinned DBCs because it did not have an entry in that pin map. In the table below, every spell has range index 1 and school mask 1; the damage class and effect rows are shown where the profiles or target type matter. Effect rows use effect/aura/base/A/B/radius/misc, with the DBC's base-points value (raw base points + 1). The inspected EffectTriggerSpell fields are zero for every row.

Spell	Ascension patch-D signature; duration	Epoch DBC signature; duration
8599 Enrage	damage class 0; 6/79/+30/1/0/0/1, 6/138/+30/1/0/0/0; 120,000 ms	damage class 0; 6/79/+10/1/0/0/1, 6/138/+30/1/0/0/0; 120,000 ms
7164 Defensive Stance	damage class 0; 6/36/0/1/0/0/18; 180,000 ms	same; 180,000 ms
7165 Battle Stance	damage class 2; 6/36/0/1/0/0/17; permanent (-1)	same; permanent (-1)
16244 Demoralizing Shout	damage class 1; 6/79/-10/22/15/10/1; 15,000 ms	damage class 1; 6/99/-20/22/15/10/0; 30,000 ms
13730 Demoralizing Shout	damage class 1; 6/166/-15/22/15/10/0; 30,000 ms	damage class 1; 6/99/-10/22/15/10/0; 30,000 ms
9128 Battle Shout	damage class 1; 6/79/+15/20/0/20/1; 120,000 ms	damage class 1; 6/99/+4/20/0/20/0; 120,000 ms
3419 Improved Blocking	damage class 0; 6/51/+75/1/0/0/0; 6,000 ms	same; 6,000 ms

The numeric target IDs are confirmed against the historical AzerothCore target table in src/server/game/Spells/SpellInfo.cpp: 1 is caster, 15 is source-area enemy, 20 is caster-area party, and 22 is caster source. Therefore 16244 and 13730 are centered on the caster and select enemies within radius 10; 9128 selects the caster's party within radius 20; 8599, 7164, 7165, and 3419 target the caster. The applicable profile radius is sourced from its DBC or the compiler's pinned Epoch fallback.

The DBC Dispel field is 9 (Enrage) for 8599 and 0 (no dispel category) for the other six spells. The DBC stackAmount field is 0 for all seven, so no multi-stack count is imported. That field does not describe cross-spell exclusivity. In historical AzerothCore, Aura::CanStackWith rejects another copy in the same spell-rank chain, including a copy from a different caster. For an already-affected area-aura recipient, a second caster's non-stackable application is skipped and does not refresh the first aura; a caster applying to itself removes its prior non-stackable copy before adding the new one. The runtime uses that same-spell-only rule: repeated casts by the same source refresh, another caster cannot refresh an existing recipient, and an owner may replace its own application. It adds no exclusivity across 16244 and 13730 just because both are named Demoralizing Shout. AzerothCore's shapeshift aura handler removes an existing shapeshift aura when a new shapeshift applies, so stance form exclusivity is verified; the stance mechanics themselves remain outside the current supported subset.

No child spell IDs appear in these effect rows. The historical AzerothCore spell_linked_spell.sql, spell_proc.sql, and spell_script_names.sql base tables also have no rows keyed by these seven IDs. Enrage's second DBC effect is melee haste, not a triggered spell.

Exact behavior and runtime boundary

Aura types map through AzerothCore's SpellAuraDefines.h: 36 is shapeshift, 51 block chance, 79 damage percent done, 99 flat attack power, 138 melee haste, and 166 attack-power percent. Its damage calculation filters aura 79 using the aura's school mask; the three aura-79 effects here have miscValue=1, so they affect physical damage. The descriptor helper maps this mask only when it is exactly 1 and returns unsupported for other masks; it does not treat every damage-percent aura as physical. AzerothCore resolves aura-99 and aura-166 in attack-power recalculation, while aura-51 contributes to block chance. Its shapeshift handler owns form replacement.

The source-backed modifiers that fit existing ActiveAura stat and damage modifiers are:

Spell/profile	Recipient and duration	Modifier
8599, Ascension	caster, 120 s, Enrage dispel	+30% physical damage dealt; +30 melee-haste percentage points
8599, Epoch	caster, 120 s, Enrage dispel	+10% physical damage dealt; +30 melee-haste percentage points
16244, Ascension	caster-area enemies, 10 yd, 15 s	-10% physical damage dealt
16244, Epoch	caster-area enemies, 10 yd, 30 s	-20 flat attack power
13730, Ascension	caster-area enemies, 10 yd, 30 s	-15% attack power
13730, Epoch	caster-area enemies, 10 yd, 30 s	-10 flat attack power
9128, Ascension	caster-area party, 20 yd, 120 s	+15% physical damage dealt
9128, Epoch	caster-area party, 20 yd, 120 s	+4 flat attack power

Enrage's melee-haste modifier is in the contract so the combat owner can apply it to the source's basic-attack cadence. Spell casts and other ability cooldowns must remain unchanged. For Battle Shout, the supported area must include the caster and nearby friendly NPCs from the caster's party; applying it only to the caster would be an incomplete representation. Debuffs from 16244 and 13730 apply to each eligible party actor inside the sourced enemy area. Effects attach to the resulting aura targets, so damage dealt modifiers reduce the debuffed actor's outgoing physical damage and stat modifiers adjust that actor's attack power.

The following are deliberately not materialized as ActiveAura modifiers yet:

• 7164 and 7165 select form 18 and 17. They have no direct damage effect or child spell; their stance-specific consequences are not encoded by the current modifier runtime.
• 3419 supplies +75 block percentage points, but npcCombatDefender currently sets NPC blockPercent and blockValue to zero and the source rows do not establish a target block value. Applying the chance alone could report blocks without reducing damage, so it is not enabled.
• Enrage's aura 138 changes melee speed. The current enemy cooldown path does not apply haste; only the basic-auto cadence may use this modifier, as stated above.

The old generated Enrage 8599 effect in Stockade uses a 12,000 ms duration and magnitude: 0.25. Both conflict with the pinned profile rows: the duration is 120,000 ms, and its physical damage modifier is +30% in Ascension or +10% in Epoch, alongside +30% melee haste. Integrations must take duration and modifiers from enemySourceAuraContract(spellId, profile), not preserve those legacy approximations. The imported campaign now contains five source-tagged Stockade casts (8599 ×1, 16244 ×1, 13730 ×1, 9128 ×2) and one Epoch Enrage cast in the Nexus. The remaining verified non-damage rows are no longer represented as false direct-hit attacks.

Runtime integration and stacking

The current integration routes the supported source modifiers through ActiveAura. Enrage adjusts only the basic auto-attack cadence, scaling the remaining swing phase when it starts or expires; spell and other ability cooldowns keep their scheduled times. The Ascension and Epoch profiles stay distinct in their damage modifiers. Battle Shout's area includes its caster and eligible friendly mobs within 20 yards and line of sight; Demoralizing Shout's enemy area includes only eligible player/party actors within 10 yards and line of sight. Auras attach to each recipient, so source damage and attack power modifiers apply through the recipient's shared actor stats. These source-tagged area spells do not create a direct damage packet.

Historical AzerothCore's Unit::GetTotalAuraMultiplier starts at 1 and applies each aura 79 percentage with AddPct, multiplying distinct effects. For example, Enrage +30% and Battle Shout +15% resolve as 1.30 × 1.15 = 1.495 (100 physical damage becomes 149.5 before later rounding), not as a single additive +45% bonus. Source-backed percentage modifiers opt into this multiplicative behavior; ordinary ActiveAura percentages retain their existing summed behavior. Aura 79 is also filtered by the source school mask, which is physical-only for these imported rows.

The focused runtime and contract checks passed: npx vitest run src/game/enemySourceAuras.integration.test.ts src/game/enemySourceAuras.test.ts (10 tests after the parent added the home-leash boundary regression). The integration cases verify both Enrage profiles, basic-auto phase preservation on haste application and expiry, untouched spell cooldowns, navigation reset and clean re-engagement, physical-only damage, the two target geometries, source-aura non-stacking across Battle Shout casters, and the Ascension attack-power reduction on the shared player stat resolver. No full suite, build, or live-combat run was part of this audit.

Historical AzerothCore behavior consulted

The read-only historical reference is ../wow-pvt-server-backups-2/azerothcore-wotlk:

• src/server/game/Spells/SpellInfo.cpp defines implicit target reference, party/enemy check, and area-selection behavior for IDs 1, 15, 20, and 22.
• src/server/game/Spells/Auras/SpellAuraDefines.h names the aura opcodes; src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.cpp applies aura 79 to damage and aura 51 to block chance; src/server/game/Entities/Unit/StatSystem.cpp recalculates attack power and block chance.
• src/server/game/Spells/Auras/SpellAuraEffects.cpp applies aura 36 and removes the old shapeshift form when another form is added.
• The SQL lookup found no linked-spell, proc, or script-name rows for these IDs. The imported Stockade Enrage row is Targorr the Dread (entry 1696). Its former generated durationMs: 12000 and magnitude: 0.25 values were replaced by the source contract and supported modifiers above.

No creature baseline, AP value, block value, or unknown stance modifier was filled from a guess. The imported supported subset is routed through ActiveAura; stance and blocking effects remain absent until their required runtime behavior and baselines are available.