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Arcane Missiles

Spell

Arcane Missiles

Arcane

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Instant castMedium Range

Launches magical missiles at an enemy, inflicting Arcane damage.

Arcane Missiles

Tooltip

Launches magical missiles at an enemy, inflicting Arcane damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 100.

What it does

Arcane Missiles is an Arcane spell with an instant cast and a range of 30 yards. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 100).

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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 100

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 Missiles 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 130 separate Spell records named "Arcane Missiles". This page is record #164304. 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
#164305duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#166995duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#167002effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#167675duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#167676effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#170666cast time: 2 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#170667effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#171863duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#171872effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#172060cast time: 2 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#172061effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#177178effect types: School Damage; 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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