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Devastate

Spell

Devastate

Physical

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Mage

Instant castEight yards

Physical spell for Mages.

Devastate

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 31.0075. It scales with 0.75 times spell power.
  2. Effect 2 is Knock Back (effect type 98). Its base value is 50.

What it does

Devastate is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 8 yards. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 31.0075) and has a Knock Back 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
Range8 yards (Eight yards)
Cast timeInstant
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 31.0075
Spell power coefficient: 0.75
Effect #2Knock Back (98)
Value: 50
Misc value: 150

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?

Devastate 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 19 separate Spell records named "Devastate". This page is record #38967. 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
#20243used by: Protection Warrior; effect types: School Damage, Dummy, Energize; different tooltip textA different owner
#36891duration: 1 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#36894effect values: 22.33, 50 (this record: 31.01, 50)Different tuning
#38849duration: 1 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#57795effect types: Weapon % Damage, effect 121; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#60018effect types: Weapon % Damage, effect 121; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62317effect types: Weapon % Damage, effect 121; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#69902effect types: Weapon % Damage, effect 121; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#78660effect types: Weapon % Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#108042effect types: Weapon % Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#145060effect types: School Damage, Energize; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#153832duration: 12 sec; effect types: School Damage, 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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