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Flamethrower

Spell

Flamethrower

Physical

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

This flamethrower will generate heat based on the duration that it is used.

Flamethrower

Tooltip

This flamethrower will generate heat based on the duration that it is used. If it overheats, it must cool for at least 10 seconds before use.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 346.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 293.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Flamethrower is a spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 168 hr. When cast it applies an aura.

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

SchoolPhysical
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration168 hr
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 346
Misc value: 306
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 293
Misc value: 530
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Misc value: 306

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?

Flamethrower appears in: 1 boss encounter and 2 spells that cast 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 120 separate Spell records named "Flamethrower". This page is record #163663. 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
#157209school: Fire; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#163309duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#163310used by: Cast by Flamethrower; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#163322duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 164; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#164186duration: until cancelled; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#164194duration: none; effect types: effect 140A different effect setup
#165421used by: Cast by Flame Thrower; school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#167707used by: Cast by Flame Vents; school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#170430duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#170481used by: Cast by Flame Thrower; school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#173231school: Fire; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#173232used by: Cast by Flamethrower; school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, School Damage; different tooltip textA 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.

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