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Flicker

Spell

Flicker

Shadow

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Instant castLong Range

Shadow spell.

Flicker

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 600. Its area radius is 6 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Flicker is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and a range of 40 yards. When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 600) in a 6 yard radius.

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

SchoolShadow
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 600
Radius: 6 yards
Effect #2Dummy (3)

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?

Flicker appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

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 14 separate Spell records named "Flicker". This page is record #237294. 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
#324701subtext: Night Fae; used by: Cast by Soulshape; school: Nature; effect types: Leap, Dummy; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#345339subtext: Night Fae; school: Nature; effect types: Leap; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#441762school: Nature; effect types: Leap, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1255530school: Physical; cast time: 4.5 sec; effect types: effect 254A different effect setup
#1255531journal encounter: Lothraxion; school: Physical; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#1255533school: Holy; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1255550used by: Cast by Flicker; school: Holy; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#1255556school: Physical; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#1269039school: Physical; duration: 3.5 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1269222school: Holy; effect types: effect 203, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1271951used by: Cast by Flicker; school: Holy; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#1272852used by: Companions; school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different owner

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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