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Sandstorm

Spell

Sandstorm

Nature

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1.5 secSelf Only

Summons a deadly sandstorm that inflicts 38500 Nature damage to all players every second for 8 sec.

Sandstorm

Tooltip

Summons a deadly sandstorm that inflicts 38500 Nature damage to all players every second for 8 sec.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 8 times over the full 8 sec. It triggers Sandstorm.

What it does

Sandstorm is a Nature spell with a 1.5 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Sandstorm (record #136899).

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

SchoolNature
RangeSelf Only
Cast time1.5 sec
Duration8 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Sandstorm

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 43 separate Spell records named "Sandstorm". This page is record #136894. 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
#75491school: Arcane; cast time: instant; duration: 6 secA variant record
#93470school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#93471school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Teleport; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#93472school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#93473school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#136895school: Physical; cast time: instantA variant record
#136899used by: Cast by Sandstorm; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#144082effect types: noneA different effect setup
#196144effect types: noneA different effect setup
#239391effect types: noneA different effect setup
#239392effect types: noneA different effect setup
#252264effect 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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