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Cannon

Spell

Cannon

Physical

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Instant castSuper Long

Fires a cannon blast, dealing up to 5997 to 6003 damage and 1300 siege damage to nearby units.

Cannon

Tooltip

Fires a cannon blast, dealing up to 5997 to 6003 damage and 1300 siege damage to nearby units.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 2.

Cannon is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its area radius is 30 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 79960. Its area radius is 20 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Knock Back (effect type 98). Its base value is 150. Its area radius is 15 yards.

What it does

Cannon is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 150 yards and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura in a 30 yard radius, deals Physical damage (base value 79960) in a 20 yard radius and has a Knock Back effect in a 15 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
Range150 yards (Super Long)
Cast timeInstant
GCD categoryCategory id 133
DurationInfinite
Dispel typeDispel type id 2
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Radius: 30 yards
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 79960
Radius: 20 yards
Effect #3Knock Back (98)
Value: 150
Misc value: 150
Radius: 15 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: 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 25 separate Spell records named "Cannon". This page is record #88891. 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
#51383duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 87; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#51422duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#57610duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage, effect 87; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62357duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 87, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62397used by: Cast by Flame Cannon; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage, effect 87; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#62636school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#67458difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 87; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#92687duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#92690duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#92694duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#102292duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#102301duration: none; effect 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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