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Forbidden Knowledge

Spell

Forbidden Knowledge

Arcane

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Arcane spell.

Forbidden Knowledge

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Trigger Missile (effect type 32). Its area radius is 8 yards. It triggers Forbidden Knowledge.

What it does

Forbidden Knowledge is an Arcane spell with an instant cast and a range of 100 yards. When cast it launches a missile in an 8 yard radius. It also casts Forbidden Knowledge (record #371352).

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

SchoolArcane
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Trigger Missile (32)
Radius: 8 yards
Trigger spell: Forbidden Knowledge

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?

Forbidden Knowledge 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 22 separate Spell records named "Forbidden Knowledge". This page is record #371356. 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
#300055school: Shadow; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#324113school: Shadow; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#324114school: Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#355811school: Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 9 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#356029school: Shadow; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#359015school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#371352difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#371357effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#371358cast time: 2 sec; duration: 9 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#389840school: Physical; effect types: Dummy, DummyA different effect setup
#389842effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#394766duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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