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Backfire

Spell

Backfire

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

The Geargrinder's engine backfires, inflicting 21.25 Fire damage every 2 sec to all players.

Backfire

Tooltip

The Geargrinder's engine backfires, inflicting 21.25 Fire damage every 2 sec to all players.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 2 sec, 25 times over the full 50 sec. It triggers Backfire.

What it does

Backfire is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 50 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec. It also casts Backfire (record #460388).

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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration50 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 2 sec
Trigger spell: Backfire

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 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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 #460386. 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
#48558duration: 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 values: 25 (this record: 0); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#284516used by: Cast by Full Heal; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#460388used by: Cast by Backfire; school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#1234014duration: none; effect types: InstakillA different effect setup
#1234027used by: Cast by Backfire; duration: none; effect types: InstakillA helper record another spell casts
#1234029duration: none; 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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