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Arcane Burst

Spell

Arcane Burst

Arcane

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Instant castThree Hundred Yards

Fills the target with an immense burst of Arcane energy that explodes after 20 sec., inflicting 35 Arcane damage to all players in line of sight.

Arcane Burst

Tooltip

Fills the target with an immense burst of Arcane energy that explodes after 20 sec., inflicting 35 Arcane damage to all players in line of sight.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

Arcane Burst is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. It triggers Arcane Burst.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. It triggers Arcane Vulnerability.

What it does

Arcane Burst is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, a range of 300 yards and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Arcane Burst (record #303672) and Arcane Vulnerability.

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

SchoolArcane
Range300 yards (Three Hundred Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration20 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Trigger spell: Arcane Burst
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Trigger spell: Arcane Vulnerability

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?

Arcane Burst appears in: 1 boss encounter and 1 spell that casts it.

Boss encounters

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 33 separate Spell records named "Arcane Burst". This page is record #303657. 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
#234254duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#250171duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#252608cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#301166school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#301167used by: Cast by Arcane Burst; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#303295school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#303629school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#303672used by: Cast by Arcane Burst; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#371670school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 77A different effect setup
#371671used by: Cast by Arcane Detonation; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#384269school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 77A different effect setup
#384271duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA 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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