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Spell
Defense Matrix
Physical
HunterThe Mechanical contraption creates a personal defense matrix around itself, reducing damage taken by 50% for 12 sec.
Tooltip
The Mechanical contraption creates a personal defense matrix around itself, reducing damage taken by 50% for 12 sec.
How it works
It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.
- Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is -50. It scales with 0.25 times spell power.
What it does
Defense Matrix is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 1 min cooldown and effects that last 12 sec. 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
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 1 min |
| Global cooldown | None |
| Duration | 12 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 87 Value: -50 Spell power coefficient: 0.25 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.
Used by
Where is this spell used?
Defense Matrix appears in: 1 skill line.
Skill lines
- Pet - Mechanical, learned automaticallySkill line
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Related
More Pet - Mechanical spells
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Defense Matrix". This page is record #263868. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #154916 | cast time: 5 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: -50); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
| #245259 | school: Holy; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #346579 | duration: none; effect types: Knock Back, Trigger Spell | A different effect setup |
| #348080 | used by: Cast by Defense Matrix; school: Arcane; cast time: 3.5 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #348081 | used by: Cast by Defense Matrix; school: Arcane; duration: 5 sec; effect values: 3.5 (this record: -50); different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #350419 | duration: none; effect types: effect 160 | A different effect setup |
| #350827 | duration: none; effect types: Knock Back, Instakill | A different effect setup |
| #354682 | school: Arcane; cast time: 0.8 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #354686 | used by: Cast by Defense Matrix; school: Arcane; duration: until cancelled; effect values: -90 (this record: -50) | A helper record another spell casts |
| #412737 | cast time: 2 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: -50); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
| #412738 | duration: until cancelled; effect values: -70 (this record: -50); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
| #448230 | school: Arcane; cast time: 2 sec; effect values: 20 (this record: -50); different tooltip text | Different 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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