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Explode

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Instant cast30 sec cooldownSelf Only

Sacrifices the caster's life in order to inflict Fire damage to nearby enemies.

Explode

Tooltip

Sacrifices the caster's life in order to inflict Fire damage to nearby enemies.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It scales with 1 times spell power. It ticks every 6 sec. It triggers Explode.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. 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 40. Its base value is 1. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Explode is a Fire spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 30 sec cooldown and effects that last 7 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 6 sec and applies an aura. It also casts Explode (record #25699).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown30 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration7 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Spell power coefficient: 1
Period: every 6 sec
Trigger spell: Explode
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 40
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 1

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 52 separate Spell records named "Explode". This page is record #25698. 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
#7670school: Physical; duration: 2.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, DummyA different effect setup
#25699used by: Cast by Explode; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#26059used by: Cast by Explode Bug; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#28433school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Instakill, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30687duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell, InstakillA different effect setup
#36719school: Arcane; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#36722used by: Cast by Explode; school: Arcane; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#38830school: Arcane; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38831used by: Cast by Explode; school: Arcane; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#47496school: Shadow; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Instakill, effect 0; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#51874school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#53024school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Knock Back; 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 1.60.1.70338, 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 sighted3 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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