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Defense

Spell

Defense

Physical

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Instant castMedium Range

The caster places their shield at the target location, creating a zone of impenetrable defense.

Defense

Tooltip

The caster places their shield at the target location, creating a zone of impenetrable defense.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).

What it does

Defense is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect.

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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration30 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 3546

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?

Defense 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 9 separate Spell records named "Defense". This page is record #177772. 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 types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#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 types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#160382journal encounter: The Blast Furnace; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#176655duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#176659cast time: 1.3 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#296586duration: 15 sec; effect types: 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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