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Backfire

Spell

Backfire

Nature

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Instant castHunter Range (Long)

Nature spell.

Backfire

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 30. Its area radius is 45 yards.

What it does

Backfire is a Nature spell with an instant cast and a range of 45 yards. When cast it deals Nature damage (base value 30) in a 45 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

SchoolNature
Range45 yards (Hunter Range (Long))
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 30
Radius: 45 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?

Backfire 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 8 separate Spell records named "Backfire". This page is record #284516. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#48558school: Physical; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#138619used by: Cast by Demonic Grasp; school: Shadow; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#460386journal encounter: Vexie and the Geargrinders; school: Physical; duration: 50 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#460388used by: Cast by Backfire; school: Fire; effect values: 21.25 (this record: 30); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#1234014school: Physical; effect types: InstakillA different effect setup
#1234027used by: Cast by Backfire; school: Physical; effect types: InstakillA helper record another spell casts
#1234029school: Physical; effect types: Trigger SpellA 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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