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Cauterize

Spell

Cauterize

Fire

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Instant castSelf Only

An attack which would otherwise kill you will instead bring you to 50% of your maximum health, and you will burn for 40% of your maximum health over the next 6 sec.

Cauterize

Tooltip

An attack which would otherwise kill you will instead bring you to 50% of your maximum health, and you will burn for 40% of your maximum health over the next 6 sec.

Cauterize cannot occur more than once every 2 min.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 89. Its base value is 10 per tick. It ticks every 1.5 sec, 4 times over the full 6 sec (40 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Heal (effect type 10).
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Cauterize is a Fire spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1.5 sec, heals and applies an aura.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 89
Value: 10
Period: every 1.5 sec
Effect #2Heal (10)
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4

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 25 separate Spell records named "Cauterize". This page is record #87023. 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
#43930duration: 0.0 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#60211cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 77; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#86949used by: Talent: Mage; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#99618cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 136; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#105565difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); cast time: 1 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#105569difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); used by: Cast by Cauterize; duration: none; effect types: effect 165; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#106860duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#106886used by: Cast by Cauterize; duration: none; effect types: Energize; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#106888duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#106889duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#108840duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#109045used by: Cast by Cauterize; duration: none; effect types: effect 165; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts

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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