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Arcane Missiles

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Arcane Missiles

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Arcane spell.

Arcane Missiles

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Arcane Missiles is an Arcane spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range.

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Dummy (3)

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 130 separate Spell records named "Arcane Missiles". This page is record #31751. 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
#29955cast time: 1 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#29956used by: Cast by Arcane Missiles; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#31742cast time: 0.5 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31743used by: Cast by Arcane Missiles; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#33031duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33419duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33462used by: Cast by Arcane Missiles; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#33552duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33553used by: Cast by Arcane Missiles; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#33832duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33833used by: Cast by Arcane Missiles; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#33988duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; 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.

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
Level data sightedBase level 1 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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