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Defense

Spell

Defense

Physical

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Instant castTen yards

The caster provides protection for their nearby allies, preventing nearly all damage.

Defense

Tooltip

The caster provides protection for their nearby allies, preventing nearly all damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is -99.

What it does

Defense is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 10 yards and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura.

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
Range10 yards (Ten yards)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Value: -99
Misc value: 127

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 9 separate Spell records named "Defense". This page is record #176655. 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
#204used by: Defense; duration: none; effect types: effect 26A different owner
#3220duration: 1 hr; effect values: 0 (this record: -99); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#13635used by: Enchanting; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Enchant Item; different tooltip textA different owner
#160379cast time: 0.7 sec; duration: 168 hr; effect values: 0 (this record: -99); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#160382journal encounter: The Blast Furnace; effect values: -90 (this record: -99); different tooltip textA different caster
#176659cast time: 1.3 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: -99); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#177772used by: Cast by Defense [DNT]; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#296586duration: 15 sec; effect values: -90 (this record: -99); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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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