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Maelstrom Weapon

Spell

Maelstrom Weapon

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Reduces the cast time of your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Lesser Healing Wave, Healing Wave or Chain Heal spell by 20%.

Maelstrom Weapon

Tooltip

Reduces the cast time of your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Lesser Healing Wave, Healing Wave or Chain Heal spell by 20%.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met. The aura is spent after 1 procs.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. Its base value is -20 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 30 times over the full 30 sec (-600 base in total).

What it does

Maelstrom Weapon is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec. It stacks up to 5 times.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration30 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Proc charges1
Max stacks5
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Value: -20
Misc value: 10
Period: every 1 sec

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?

Maelstrom Weapon 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 16 separate Spell records named "Maelstrom Weapon". This page is record #78152. 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
#65986no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#65988subtext: Rank 5; duration: none; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#78153subtext: Rank 5; duration: none; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#159513effect types: noneA different effect setup
#187880used by: Talent: Shaman; effect types: noneA different owner
#187881used by: Cast by Overcharge; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#187890effect types: noneA different effect setup
#295547effect types: noneA different effect setup
#295548effect types: noneA different effect setup
#344179effect types: noneA different effect setup
#412692effect types: noneA different effect setup
#420263effect types: noneA 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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