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Burning Tar

Spell

Burning Tar

Physical

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Instant castThree Hundred Yards

Physical spell.

Burning Tar

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).

What it does

Burning Tar is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 300 yards and effects that last 90 sec. When cast it 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
Range300 yards (Three Hundred Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration90 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 23637

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 #358951. 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
#14797used by: Cast by Burning Tar; school: Fire; duration: 21 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#62290used by: Cast by Blaze; school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#111736duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#254932duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#254933used by: Cast by Burning Tar; school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#254934school: Fire; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#254944cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#256640school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#256641school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#256660used by: Cast by Burning Tar; school: Fire; duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#256663school: Fire; duration: 2 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#358947journal encounter: Timecap'n Hooktail; school: Fire; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster

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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