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Distract

Spell

Distract

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castMedium Range

Throws a distraction, attracting the attention of all nearby monsters for 10 seconds.

Distract

Tooltip

Throws a distraction, attracting the attention of all nearby monsters for 10 seconds. Usable while stealthed.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Distract (effect type 69). Its base value is 10. Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Distract is a spell with an instant cast and a range of 30 yards. When cast it distracts the target in a 10 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the distracted mechanic.

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
MechanicDistracted
Effect #1Distract (69)
Value: 10
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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 5 separate Spell records named "Distract". This page is record #441662. 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
#1725used by: Rogue; different tooltip textA different owner
#135161different tooltip textA variant record
#219677effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1213344different tooltip textA variant record

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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