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Black Skies

Spell

Black Skies

Fire

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Instant castOne Thousand Yards

Fire spell.

Black Skies

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Trigger Missile (effect type 32). Its area radius is 4 yards. It triggers Black Skies.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Black Skies is a Fire spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range. When cast it launches a missile in a 4 yard radius. It also casts Black Skies (record #160782).

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

SchoolFire
Range1000 yards (One Thousand Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Trigger Missile (32)
Radius: 4 yards
Trigger spell: Black Skies
Effect #2Dummy (3)

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?

Black Skies 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 16 separate Spell records named "Black Skies". This page is record #160781. 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
#150280school: Physical; cast time: 3 sec; duration: 7 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#151691effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#153578school: Physical; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#160741school: Physical; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#160742school: Physical; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#160782effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#160783school: Physical; duration: 10 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#160786school: Physical; duration: 10 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#160790school: ShadowA variant record
#160927effect types: effect 165; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#160928school: Physical; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#161165effect types: effect 165, effect 144; 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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