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Arcane Missiles

Spell

Arcane Missiles

Arcane

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Mage

Instant castLonger 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 School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 37.209. It scales with 0.2 times spell power.

What it does

Arcane Missiles is an Arcane spell with an instant cast and a range of 45 yards. When cast it deals Arcane damage (base value 37.209).

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
Range45 yards (Longer Range)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 37.209
Spell power coefficient: 0.2

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 #39414. 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
#33552duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33553effect values: 197 (this record: 37.21)Different tuning
#33832duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33833effect values: 147 (this record: 37.21)Different tuning
#33988duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33989effect values: 147 (this record: 37.21)Different tuning
#34446duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34447effect values: 3 (this record: 37.21)Different tuning
#35033duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#35034effect values: 9.92 (this record: 37.21)Different tuning
#38263duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38264effect values: 297 (this record: 37.21)Different tuning

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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