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Cannon

Spell

Cannon

Physical

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Instant castBoulder Range

Fires a cannon blast.

Cannon

Tooltip

Fires a cannon blast.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Cannon is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 100. Its area radius is 10 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 87, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 1300. Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Cannon is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 30-200 yards. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 100) in a 10 yard radius.

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

SchoolPhysical
Range30-200 yards (Boulder Range)
Cast timeInstant
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 100
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #2Effect 87
Value: 1300
Radius: 10 yards

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Cannon appears in: 2 spells that cast 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 25 separate Spell records named "Cannon". This page is record #62397. 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
#34154effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34155effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39692effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#51383effect types: School Damage, effect 87; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#51422used by: Cast by Fire Cannon; effect types: Weapon % DamageA helper record another spell casts
#57610used by: Cast by Fire Cannon; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#62357used by: Cast by Fire Cannon; effect types: School Damage, effect 87, Trigger SpellA helper record another spell casts
#62636school: Fire; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#67458difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; used by: Cast by Fire Cannon; school: Fire; effect types: School Damage, effect 87; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#88891used by: Cast by Fire Cannon; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#92687effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#92690effect types: Dummy; 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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