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Barrier

Spell

Barrier

Physical

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Physical spell.

Barrier

How it works

Barrier is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec. It triggers spell id 170664.
  2. Effect 2 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).

What it does

Barrier is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and has a Create Area Effect effect.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell id 170664
Effect #2Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 3055

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 22 separate Spell records named "Barrier". This page is record #170665. 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
#79582school: Fire; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#170146duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#170150duration: 168 hrA variant record
#170663duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#231705effect types: Instakill, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#254866effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#257318used by: Cast by Zardrax Vanish; effect types: Apply Aura, SpawnA helper record another spell casts
#286103used by: Cast by Barrier; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Summon, Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#286104used by: Cast by Barrier; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Summon, Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#286163cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#300531school: Arcane; duration: none; effect types: Instakill; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#300532duration: 10 sec; effect types: Teleport, 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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