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Physical
What it does
Excavating 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 every 2 sec.
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 ID408911Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Where is this spell used?
Excavating appears in: 3 spells that cast it.
Spells that cast it
- [DNT] Clear All (record #421184)Triggers this spell
- [DNT] Clear All (record #429470)Triggers this spell
- Major Finds - Clear All Auras [DNT]Triggers this spell
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | Infinite |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 21 Value: -3 Misc value: 23 Period: every 2 sec |
| Effect #2 | Trigger Spell (64) Trigger spell id 408909 |
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 37 separate Spell records named "Excavating". This page is record #408911. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #403456 | effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #411817 | used by: Cast by Minor Finds - Clear All Auras [DNT]; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #413411 | used by: Cast by Minor Finds - Clear All Auras [DNT]; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #413542 | used by: Cast by Minor Finds - Clear All Auras [DNT] | A helper record another spell casts |
| #421122 | no compared field differs | A duplicate client record |
| #421310 | duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #432613 | duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #432620 | effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #457514 | used by: Cast by Excavating; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell | A helper record another spell casts |
| #457517 | used by: Cast by Excavating; duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A helper record another spell casts |
| #457518 | used by: Cast by Excavating; duration: 1 min; effect types: Summon | A helper record another spell casts |
| #457695 | used by: Cast by Excavating; duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A helper record another spell casts |
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.