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Cauterize

Spell

Cauterize

Fire

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Alexstrasza cauterizes the Corrupting Parasite, inflicting 3% Fire damage every 0.5 sec.

Cauterize

Tooltip

Alexstrasza cauterizes the Corrupting Parasite, inflicting 3% Fire damage every 0.5 sec.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 165, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 3. Its area radius is 50000 yards.

What it does

Cauterize is a Fire spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range.

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Effect 165
Value: 3
Radius: 50000 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?

Cauterize 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 25 separate Spell records named "Cauterize". This page is record #109045. 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
#60211cast time: 1 sec; effect types: effect 77; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#86949used by: Talent: Mage; school: Physical; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different owner
#87023duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#99618cast time: 2 sec; effect types: effect 136; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#105565cast time: 1 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#105569effect values: 5 (this record: 3); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#106860duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#106886effect types: Energize; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#106888duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#106889duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#108840duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#147997cast time: 2 sec; duration: 30 sec; effect types: effect 136, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA 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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