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Arcane Overload

Spell

Arcane Overload

Arcane

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2 secVision Range (AOI)

Overload an area with arcane magic.

Arcane Overload

Tooltip

Overload an area with arcane magic.

Inflicts 20 Arcane damage to enemies in the area.

If no enemy is standing in the area, inflicts 20 Arcane damage to enemies.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. It ticks every 1 sec, 5 times over the full 5 sec.

What it does

Arcane Overload is an Arcane spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec.

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 time2 sec
Duration5 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Period: every 1 sec

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 Overload 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 44 separate Spell records named "Arcane Overload". This page is record #404636. 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
#90520school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#110004cast time: 5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, School Damage, effect 164; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#138715school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect values: 10 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#138716cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#388284school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#388288cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#388291school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#404634cast time: instant; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Summon, effect 160A different effect setup
#404651cast time: instant; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#404667cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#404673cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#409022school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 18 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; 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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