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Waterspout

Spell

Waterspout

Frost

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Instant castSelf Only

Deals Frost damage and stuns the target for 5 sec.

Waterspout

Tooltip

Deals Frost damage and stuns the target for 5 sec.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 236.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 5000 per tick. It ticks every 0.5 sec, 10 times over the full 5 sec (50000 base in total).
  3. Effect 3 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Waterspout.

What it does

Waterspout is a Frost spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura every 0.5 sec. The client files the whole spell under the stunned mechanic. It also casts Waterspout (record #90489).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70531. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolFrost
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration5 sec
MechanicStunned
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 236
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 5000
Period: every 0.5 sec
Effect #3Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Waterspout

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70531. 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 29 separate Spell records named "Waterspout". This page is record #90479. 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
#75690duration: none; effect types: Knock Back, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#90440school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#90444school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 77A different effect setup
#90461school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 149A different effect setup
#90471used by: Cast by Waterspout; school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: SummonA helper record another spell casts
#90484used by: Cast by Waterspout; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 77A helper record another spell casts
#90489used by: Cast by Waterspout; school: Physical; duration: 7 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#90495duration: 55 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#90497duration: 55 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#120519cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 1.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#120520used by: Cast by Waterspout; duration: 1.5 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#120521duration: none; effect types: School 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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