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Whirling Blade

Spell

Whirling Blade

Physical

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1.5 secMedium Range

Hurls a blade at a player's location, inflicting 120000 Physical damage to all enemies in its path.

Whirling Blade

Tooltip

Hurls a blade at a player's location, inflicting 120000 Physical damage to all enemies in its path. After the blade reaches its destination it will return to Mel'jarak, inflicting 120000 Physical damage to all players in its return path.

How it works

Whirling Blade is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 0.2 sec. It triggers Whirling Blade.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 67.
  3. Effect 3 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Whirling Blade.
  4. Effect 4 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Whirling Blade.

What it does

Whirling Blade is a spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 0.2 sec and applies an aura. It also casts Whirling Blade (record #121898), Whirling Blade (record #121897) and Whirling Blade (record #122083).

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

SchoolPhysical
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time1.5 sec
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 0.2 sec
Trigger spell: Whirling Blade
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 67
Effect #3Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Whirling Blade
Effect #4Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Whirling Blade

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 35 separate Spell records named "Whirling Blade". This page is record #121896. 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
#91294cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#91295used by: Cast by Whirling Blade; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#121897used by: Cast by Whirling Blade; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#121898used by: Cast by Whirling Blade; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#122083used by: Cast by Whirling Blade; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#124850cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 140A different effect setup
#124851used by: Cast by Whirling Blade; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: SummonA helper record another spell casts
#127941cast time: 1 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Summon, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#127946cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#127949used by: Cast by Whirling Blade; school: Fire; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#198641journal encounter: Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest; effect types: noneA different caster
#198781effect 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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