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Destruction

Spell

Destruction

Physical

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Instant castNinety

Channels destructive energy into the ground, inflicting Nature damage to nearby enemies.

Destruction

Tooltip

Channels destructive energy into the ground, inflicting Nature damage to nearby enemies.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179). Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Destruction is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 90 yards and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect in a 10 yard radius.

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
Range90 yards (Ninety)
Cast timeInstant
Duration4 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 3176
Radius: 10 yards

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?

Destruction 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 27 separate Spell records named "Destruction". This page is record #172814. 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
#172807duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#172940school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock BackA different effect setup
#180399duration: none; effect types: Dummy, DispelA different effect setup
#183837cast time: 0.1 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 165A different effect setup
#199409duration: none; effect types: Quest Complete, effect 139, effect 139, Trigger SpellA different effect setup
#223302duration: none; effect types: Quest Complete, effect 139, effect 139, effect 90A different effect setup
#226499duration: none; effect types: Quest Complete, effect 139, effect 139, effect 90A different effect setup
#229925cast time: 2 sec; duration: 7 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#232671cast time: 0.9 sec; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#237138duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#237244cast time: 10 sec; duration: 10 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#249436school: Fire; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; 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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