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Fireball

Spell

Fireball

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2 secVision Range (AOI)

Throws a fiery ball that causes Fire damage.

Fireball

Tooltip

Throws a fiery ball that causes Fire damage. The victim is afflicted with Rising Flames.

How it works

Fireball is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 40.
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Missile (effect type 32). It triggers Rising Flames.

What it does

Fireball is a Fire spell with a 2 sec cast and a range of 100 yards. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 40) and launches a missile. It also casts Rising Flames.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast time2 sec
Effect #1Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 40
Effect #2Trigger Missile (32)
Trigger spell: Rising 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Fireball appears in: 2 boss encounters and 1 spell that casts it.

Boss encounters

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 273 separate Spell records named "Fireball". This page is record #282036. 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
#36971effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37111effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37329cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37463cast time: instant; effect types: effect 165; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38641cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38824cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39267cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#40554cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#40598journal encounter: Illidan Stormrage; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#40877duration: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#41383cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#41484cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, 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.

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