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Alpha Beams

Spell

Alpha Beams

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Inflicts 11.6982 Shadow damage.

Alpha Beams

Tooltip

Inflicts 11.6982 Shadow damage.

How it works

Alpha Beams is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 11.6982. Its area radius is 5 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its area radius is 6 yards.

What it does

Alpha Beams is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 11.6982) in a 5 yard radius and applies an aura in a 6 yard radius.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration5 sec
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 11.6982
Radius: 5 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Radius: 6 yards

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Alpha Beams appears in: 2 spells that cast it.

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 6 separate Spell records named "Alpha Beams". This page is record #76956. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#76184cast time: 3 sec; duration: 9 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#76904school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 140A different effect setup
#76907difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; school: Physical; duration: 4 sec; effect types: SummonA per-difficulty version
#76912duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#91205duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; 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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