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Gale Winds

Spell

Gale Winds

Nature

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2 secMedium Range

Expel violent winds outward, inflicting Nature damage to enemies every 2 sec.

Gale Winds

Tooltip

Expel violent winds outward, inflicting Nature damage to enemies every 2 sec.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Gale Winds.

What it does

Gale Winds is a Nature spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect. It also casts Gale Winds (record #171475).

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

SchoolNature
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time2 sec
Duration8 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 3110
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Gale Winds

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 12 separate Spell records named "Gale Winds". This page is record #171471. 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
#114994cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#123633school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#124069cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#171475used by: Cast by Gale Winds; cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#171476used by: Cast by Gale Winds; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#200908cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#266015cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#268187cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#268188used by: Cast by Gale Winds; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#400142used by: Talent: Druid; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#417368school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, 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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