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Force Nova

Spell

Force Nova

Arcane

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Instant castSelf Only

Inflicts 5.87744 Arcane damage every 0.5 sec to all players within the nova's area of effect.

Force Nova

Tooltip

Inflicts 5.87744 Arcane damage every 0.5 sec to all players within the nova's area of effect. In addition, the nova pushes players away as it moves outwards.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 5.8774 per tick. It ticks every 0.5 sec, 20 times over the full 10 sec (117.55 base in total).

What it does

Force Nova is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 0.5 sec.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 5.8774
Period: every 0.5 sec

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?

Force Nova appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 9 separate Spell records named "Force Nova". This page is record #203139. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#157316duration: 13 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#157320school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#157325used by: Cast by Force Nova; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Knock Back; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#157327duration: 13 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#157349journal encounter: Imperator Mar'gok; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#157353duration: 15 sec; effect values: 6.3 (this record: 5.88); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#164227school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 77A different effect setup
#203090duration: 12.5 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA 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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