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Burning Tar

Spell

Burning Tar

Fire

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Instant castCombat Range

Fire spell.

Burning Tar

How it works

Its aura has a 15% chance to proc when its trigger condition is met. It can proc at most once every 8 sec.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. It triggers Burning Tar.

What it does

Burning Tar is a Fire spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Burning Tar (record #14797).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolFire
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Proc chance15%
Proc cooldown8 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Trigger spell: Burning Tar

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. 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 14 separate Spell records named "Burning Tar". This page is record #14796. 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
#14797used by: Cast by Burning Tar; duration: 21 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#62290used by: Cast by Blaze; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#111736school: PhysicalA variant record
#254932effect types: noneA different effect setup
#254933used by: Cast by Burning Tar; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#254934effect types: noneA different effect setup
#254944effect types: noneA different effect setup
#256640effect types: noneA different effect setup
#256641effect types: noneA different effect setup
#256660used by: Cast by Burning Tar; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#256663effect types: noneA different effect setup
#358947journal encounter: Timecap'n Hooktail; effect types: noneA different caster

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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