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Whirlwind

Spell

Whirlwind

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind of steel that lasts 2 sec.

Whirlwind

Tooltip

Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind of steel that lasts 2 sec. and inflicts normal damage plus 300.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 2 times over the full 2 sec. It triggers Whirlwind.

What it does

Whirlwind is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 2 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Whirlwind (record #15589).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration2 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Whirlwind

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. 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 254 separate Spell records named "Whirlwind". This page is record #29573. 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
#26038duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#26083duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26084used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: none; effect types: Weapon Damage, effect 77; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#26686used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 77; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#28334used by: Cast by Whirlwind Primer; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#28335used by: Cast by Whirlwind; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#29851no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#29852duration: none; effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31737different tooltip textA variant record
#31738used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: none; effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#31909duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#31910used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: none; effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts

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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