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Dual Wield

Spell

Dual Wield

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Allows one-hand and off-hand weapons to be equipped in the off-hand.

Dual Wield

Tooltip

Allows one-hand and off-hand weapons to be equipped in the off-hand. Increases hit chance by 20%. Increases offhand damage by 100%.

How it works

Dual Wield is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dual Wield (effect type 40).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 54. Its base value is 20.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 122. Its base value is 100.

What it does

Dual Wield is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it has a Dual Wield effect and 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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Dual Wield (40)
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 54
Value: 20
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 122
Value: 100

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 19 separate Spell records named "Dual Wield". This page is record #323486. 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
#30798effect types: Learn Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#42459effect types: Dual Wield, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#86629used by: Enhancement Shaman; effect types: Dual Wield; different tooltip textA different owner
#114355used by: Wrathguard; effect types: Dual Wield, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#120553effect types: Dual Wield, effect 155; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#124146used by: Windwalker Monk; effect types: Dual Wield; different tooltip textA different owner
#132788effect types: Dual Wield, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#231842used by: Fury Warrior; effect types: Dual Wield, Dummy; different tooltip textA different owner
#296087used by: Warrior; effect types: Dual Wield; different tooltip textA different owner
#340498no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#341597duration: until cancelled; effect types: Spawn, Dual Wield, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#447385effect types: Dual Wield, 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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