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Blast Wave

Spell

Blast Wave

Fire

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Mage

Instant castLong Range

A wave of flame radiates outward from the target location.

Blast Wave

Tooltip

A wave of flame radiates outward from the target location. All enemies caught within the blast are slowed by 50% for 3 sec.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -50. It applies the snared mechanic. Its area radius is 8 yards.

What it does

Blast Wave is a Fire spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 3 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the snared mechanic in an 8 yard radius.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolFire
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldownNone
Duration3 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50
Mechanic: Snared
Radius: 8 yards

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 53 separate Spell records named "Blast Wave". This page is record #11113. 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
#15091duration: 6 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15744duration: 6 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#16046duration: 6 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#17277used by: Cast by Flaming Leap; duration: 6 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#20229duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#22424duration: 6 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#23039cast time: 2 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#23113duration: 6 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#23331duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#25049duration: 6 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30092duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30600cast time: 1 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA 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.

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