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Defense Matrix

Spell

Defense Matrix

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Defense Matrix

How it works

Defense Matrix is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Knock Back (effect type 98).
  2. Effect 2 is Instakill (effect type 1).

What it does

Defense Matrix is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it has a Knock Back effect and 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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Knock Back (98)
Misc value: 125, 155
Effect #2Instakill (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 14 separate Spell records named "Defense Matrix". This page is record #350827. 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
#154916cast time: 5 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#245259school: Holy; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#263868subtext: Special Ability; used by: Pet - Mechanical; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#346579effect types: Knock Back, Trigger SpellA different effect setup
#348080used by: Cast by Defense Matrix; school: Arcane; cast time: 3.5 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#348081used by: Cast by Defense Matrix; school: Arcane; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#350419effect types: effect 160A different effect setup
#354682school: Arcane; cast time: 0.8 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#354686used by: Cast by Defense Matrix; school: Arcane; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#412737cast time: 2 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#412738duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#448230school: Arcane; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 12 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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