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Nether Tempest

Spell

Nether Tempest

Arcane

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Mage

Instant castLong Range

Places a Nether Tempest on the target which deals 12 Arcane damage over 12 sec.

Nether Tempest

Tooltip

Places a Nether Tempest on the target which deals 12 Arcane damage over 12 sec. Each time Nether Tempest deals damage, an additional 50% of that damage is also dealt to a random target within 10 yards. This spell is strongest when applied to 3 or 4 targets.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 1 per tick. It scales with 0.2436 times spell power. It ticks every 1 sec, 12 times over the full 12 sec (12 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 114924.

What it does

Nether Tempest is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 12 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec 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

SchoolArcane
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration12 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 0.2436
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 114924

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?

Nether Tempest appears in: 1 talent and 1 spell that casts it.

Talents

  • Nether Tempest (2 talent definitions no current talent tree places)Talent

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 3 separate Spell records named "Nether Tempest". This page is record #114923. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#114954duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#114956duration: none; effect types: DummyA 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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