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Blinding Light

Spell

Blinding Light

Physical

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0.8 secSelf Only

Blinds non-player enemies for 10 sec.

Blinding Light

Tooltip

Blinds non-player enemies for 10 sec.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 5. Its area radius is 60 yards.

What it does

Blinding Light is a spell with a 0.8 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 60 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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast time0.8 sec
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 5
Radius: 60 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 16 separate Spell records named "Blinding Light". This page is record #279869. 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
#23733school: Holy; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33009school: Arcane; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#36950school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#105421school: Holy; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; effect values: 20 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#115750used by: Talent: Paladin; school: Holy; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different owner
#152953school: Fire; cast time: 5 sec; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#215260school: Holy; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 61A different effect setup
#216692school: Holy; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#339721cast time: instant; duration: 2 secA variant record
#363523cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#428169journal encounter: Prioress Murrpray; school: Holy; cast time: 4 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different caster
#428170used by: Cast by Blinding Light; school: Holy; cast time: instant; 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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