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Critical Mass

Spell

Critical Mass

Arcane

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Instant castSelf Only

Arcane spell.

Critical Mass

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 165, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 100. Its area radius is 15 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Instakill (effect type 1). Its base value is 1.

What it does

Critical Mass is an Arcane spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it kills the target outright.

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

SchoolArcane
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Effect 165
Value: 100
Radius: 15 yards
Effect #2Instakill (1)
Value: 1

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 6 separate Spell records named "Critical Mass". This page is record #201668. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#117216used by: Talent: Mage; school: Fire; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#231630subtext: Rank 2; school: Fire; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#276900journal encounter: Mythrax the Unraveler; school: Shadow; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#278407school: Shadow; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#304841school: Nature; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, 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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