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Decapitate

Spell

Decapitate

Physical

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Swings twice with deadly accuracy, inflicting 45 Physical damage each time, applying.

Decapitate

Tooltip

Swings twice with deadly accuracy, inflicting 45 Physical damage each time, applying. This attack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 45. It triggers Mortal Wounds.

What it does

Decapitate is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 100 yards. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 45). It also casts Mortal Wounds.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 45
Trigger spell: Mortal Wounds

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?

Decapitate 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 24 separate Spell records named "Decapitate". This page is record #410258. 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
#135549cast time: 1.2 sec; effect values: 17.72 (this record: 45); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#144093duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 165; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#149334duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 165, effect 140; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#274778cast time: 2 sec; effect values: 50 (this record: 45)Different tuning
#314847cast time: 2 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#319334cast time: 2 sec; effect values: 20 (this record: 45)Different tuning
#410252duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#410254journal encounter: Time-Lost Battlefield; cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Dummy, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different caster
#410255effect types: effect 96A different effect setup
#451060effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#451067cast time: 3 sec; effect types: effect 254; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#451070effect types: School Damage, Dummy; 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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