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Burning Tar

Spell

Burning Tar

Fire

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Instant castSelf Only

Fire spell.

Burning Tar

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 50. Its area radius is 3.5 yards.

What it does

Burning Tar is a Fire spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 50) in a 3.5 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

SchoolFire
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 50
Radius: 3.5 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Burning Tar 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 14 separate Spell records named "Burning Tar". This page is record #254933. 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
#14797duration: 21 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School DamageA different effect setup
#62290used by: Cast by Blaze; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#111736school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#254932school: Physical; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#254934duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#254944school: Physical; cast time: 1 sec; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#256640effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#256641effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#256660duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#256663duration: 2 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#358947journal encounter: Timecap'n Hooktail; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#358951used by: Cast by Grapeshot; school: Physical; duration: 90 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA 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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