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Cataclysm

Spell

Cataclysm

Fire

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Warlock

3 sec45 sec cooldownLong Range

Conjures a cataclysm at the target location, dealing 22.3902 Fire damage to all enemies and additional 2.79878 Fire damage every 1 sec for 5 sec.

Cataclysm

Tooltip

Conjures a cataclysm at the target location, dealing 22.3902 Fire damage to all enemies and additional 2.79878 Fire damage every 1 sec for 5 sec.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 22.3902. It scales with 10 times spell power. Its area radius is 8 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 2.7988 per tick. Its area radius is 8 yards. It ticks every 1 sec, 5 times over the full 5 sec (13.99 base in total).

What it does

Cataclysm is a Fire spell with a 3 sec cast, a range of 40 yards, a 45 sec cooldown and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it deals Fire damage (base value 22.3902) in an 8 yard radius and applies an aura in an 8 yard radius every 1 sec.

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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time3 sec
Cooldown45 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration5 sec
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 22.3902
Spell power coefficient: 10
Radius: 8 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 2.7988
Radius: 8 yards
Period: every 1 sec

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 21 separate Spell records named "Cataclysm". This page is record #242943. 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
#106527used by: Cast by Cataclysm; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#106538cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#138564school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#138565cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 144, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#152108used by: Talent: Warlock; school: Fire, Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different owner
#157745school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#195815school: Fire, Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#237883school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 5.2 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#237889cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#237933school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 5.2 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#237935school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 5.2 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#237936school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 5.2 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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