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Arcane Detonation

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Arcane Detonation

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Arcane spell.

Arcane Detonation

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 8 yards.

What it does

Arcane Detonation is an Arcane spell with an instant cast and a range of 100 yards. When cast it deals Arcane damage in an 8 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

SchoolArcane
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 8 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?

Arcane Detonation appears in: 1 spell that casts 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 38 separate Spell records named "Arcane Detonation". This page is record #23722. 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
#68602duration: 20 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#159344school: Physical; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#159345cast time: 6 sec; effect types: Dummy, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#181506cast time: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#232026duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#232028used by: Cast by Arcane Detonation; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back, Instakill; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#241041cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Dummy, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#291231used by: Cast by Wild Arcane Bombardment; effect types: effect 165A helper record another spell casts
#300518journal encounter: Queen Azshara; cast time: 2.5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#300519difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic, Mythic; cast time: 4 sec; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#358519cast time: 2.5 sec; effect values: 25 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#371605school: Shadow; 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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