What it does
Explosion is a Fire spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 18 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 0.2 sec. It also casts Explosion (record #70444).
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
Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Fire |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | 18 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 23 Period: every 0.2 sec Trigger spell: Explosion |
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 210 separate Spell records named "Explosion". This page is record #72137. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #66351 | duration: until cancelled; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #67129 | school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 144 | A different effect setup |
| #69111 | used by: Cast by Gnome Explosion Countdown; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A helper record another spell casts |
| #69680 | difficulty rows: 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); used by: Cast by Rocket Artillery; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip text | A per-difficulty version |
| #70443 | used by: Cast by Explosion; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #70444 | used by: Cast by Explosion; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #72134 | duration: 8 sec | A variant record |
| #73576 | school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #74709 | used by: Cast by Force Cast Huge Explosion; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Knock Back | A helper record another spell casts |
| #74814 | used by: Cast by Living Bomb; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #75536 | used by: Cast by Explosion; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A helper record another spell casts |
| #75545 | school: Physical; duration: 0.4 sec; effect types: Dummy, Apply Aura | A 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.