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Engulfing Flames

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Engulfing Flames

Fire

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Sets an enemy aflame, inflicting 7.13715 Fire damage over 6 sec.

Engulfing Flames

Tooltip

Sets an enemy aflame, inflicting 7.13715 Fire damage over 6 sec. and sending it into a state of panic. While the target is affected, the flames periodically scorch its nearby allies for 3.84659 damage as well.

How it works

Engulfing Flames is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 1.1895 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 6 times over the full 6 sec (7.14 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 5. Its base value is 1. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. Its base value is 1 per tick. It scales with 1 times spell power. It ticks every 1 sec, 6 times over the full 6 sec (6 base in total). It triggers Engulfing Flames.

What it does

Engulfing Flames is a Fire spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura. It also casts Engulfing Flames (record #20021).

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

SchoolFire
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 1.1895
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 5
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Engulfing Flames

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 12 separate Spell records named "Engulfing Flames". This page is record #20019. 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
#20021used by: Cast by Engulfing Flames; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#50409duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#74039duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#74040used by: Cast by Engulfing Flames; duration: none; effect types: effect 165, Instakill; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#99171used by: Cast by World In Flames; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 77, Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#99172difficulty rows: 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic), Heroic; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 140; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#99224used by: Cast by Engulfing Flames; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#99225difficulty rows: 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic), Heroic; used by: Cast by Engulfing Flames; school: Physical; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA per-difficulty version
#99235difficulty rows: 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic), Heroic; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 140; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#99236difficulty rows: 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic), Heroic; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 140; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#1214987duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted6 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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