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What it does
Dummy Aura is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it 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 facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
EffectApply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID271315Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | Infinite |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 4 |
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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 21 separate Spell records named "Dummy Aura". This page is record #271315. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #165024 | used by: Cast by Trading Post; duration: 5 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #165029 | used by: Cast by Trading Post; duration: 5 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #165030 | used by: Cast by Inn; duration: 5 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #181028 | used by: Cast by Cancel Aura; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 140, effect 140 | A helper record another spell casts |
| #181041 | duration: 3 sec | A variant record |
| #206717 | no compared field differs | A duplicate client record |
| #229674 | used by: Cast by Remove Dummy Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #231051 | duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A different effect setup |
| #254798 | no compared field differs | A duplicate client record |
| #284239 | used by: Cast by Dummy Aura; duration: 30 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #284240 | duration: none; effect types: effect 164 | A different effect setup |
| #310971 | duration: 1 sec | A 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.