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Whirling Blades

Spell

Whirling Blades

Physical

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

In a whirl of blades, the Twilight Brute inflicts 4875 to 5125 Physical damage every 0.2 sec for 5 sec.

Whirling Blades

Tooltip

In a whirl of blades, the Twilight Brute inflicts 4875 to 5125 Physical damage every 0.2 sec for 5 sec.

How it works

Whirling Blades is built from 2 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, 20 times over the full 5 sec. It triggers Whirling Blades.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -65.

What it does

Whirling Blades is a spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 0.2 sec and applies an aura. It also casts Whirling Blades (record #88136).

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

SchoolPhysical
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration5 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 0.2 sec
Trigger spell: Whirling Blades
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -65

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 26 separate Spell records named "Whirling Blades". This page is record #88133. 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
#88136difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; used by: Cast by Whirling Blades; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#90396used by: Cast by Whirling Blades; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#90397duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#90960difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#90962difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; used by: Cast by Whirling Blades; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#209378journal encounter: Talixae Flamewreath; effect types: noneA different caster
#273910effect types: noneA different effect setup
#273911effect types: noneA different effect setup
#273916used by: Cast by Whirling Blades; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#273922effect types: noneA different effect setup
#313160effect types: noneA different effect setup
#313631effect 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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