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Cataclysm

Spell

Cataclysm

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Cataclysm

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 61, which the datamine does not name.

What it does

Cataclysm is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster).

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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Effect #2Effect 61
Misc value: 22394

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Cataclysm 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 21 separate Spell records named "Cataclysm". This page is record #68953. 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
#50980school: Nature; effect types: Dummy, effect 0, Knock Back, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#68707used by: Cast by Forcecast Cataclysm I; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 61, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#80133no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#80134no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#100761cast time: 5 sec; effect types: effect 61; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#102111cast time: 5 sec; effect types: effect 61; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#106523difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); school: Fire; cast time: 1 min; effect types: School Damage, Instakill, effect 140; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#106527school: Fire; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#106538school: Fire; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#138564school: Shadow; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#138565school: Fire; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 144, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#152108used by: Talent: Warlock; effect types: noneA different owner

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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