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Impale

Spell

Impale

Physical

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Instant castExtra Long Range

Throws a spear at a target, dealing 195 to 205% normal damage and an additional 10000 damage every 2 sec.

Impale

Tooltip

Throws a spear at a target, dealing 195 to 205% normal damage and an additional 10000 damage every 2 sec. for 9 sec. Stacks.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 195.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 10000 per tick. It applies the bleeding mechanic. It ticks every 2 sec.

What it does

Impale is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 60 yards and effects that last 9 sec. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 195) and applies an aura with the bleeding mechanic every 2 sec. The client files the whole spell under the bleeding mechanic. It stacks up to 99 times.

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
Range60 yards (Extra Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration9 sec
MechanicBleeding
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 195
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 10000
Mechanic: Bleeding
Period: every 2 sec

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 159 separate Spell records named "Impale". This page is record #121247. 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
#106444difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); used by: Cast by Impale; duration: 45 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#111813used by: Cast by Cancel Impale; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#114974effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger Missile, Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#114980used by: Cast by Impale; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#114987used by: Cast by Impale; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#121289duration: 8 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#126360duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#127502used by: Cast by Spearthrower; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#133942duration: none; effect types: Dummy, School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#133943duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#133944duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#134691duration: 40 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Weapon % Damage; 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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