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Blinding Light

Spell

Blinding Light

Holy

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Paladin

Instant cast1 min 30 sec cooldownSelf Only

Emits dazzling light in all directions, blinding enemies, causing them to wander disoriented for 6 sec.

Blinding Light

Tooltip

Emits dazzling light in all directions, blinding enemies, causing them to wander disoriented for 6 sec. Damage may cancel the effect.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Blinding Light is a Holy spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and a 90 sec cooldown.

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

SchoolHoly
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown90 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Dummy (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?

Blinding Light appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

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 "Blinding Light". This page is record #115750. 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
#23733duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33009school: Arcane; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#36950school: Shadow; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#105421duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#152953school: Fire; cast time: 5 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#215260duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 61A different effect setup
#216692duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#279869school: Physical; cast time: 0.8 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#339721school: Physical; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#363523school: Physical; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#428169journal encounter: Prioress Murrpray; cast time: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different caster
#428170used by: Cast by Blinding Light; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts

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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