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Heart of the Swarm

Spell

Heart of the Swarm

NatureShadow

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3.7 secSelf Only

At 0 Energy, Nythendra's form collapses and over 20 sec her influence periodically causes an insect to swell and cast Burst of Corruption 3 times before dying.

Heart of the Swarm

Tooltip

At 0 Energy, Nythendra's form collapses and over 20 sec her influence periodically causes an insect to swell and cast Burst of Corruption 3 times before dying.

How it works

Heart of the Swarm is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 24. Its base value is 5 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 20 times over the full 20 sec (100 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 3.

What it does

Heart of the Swarm is a Nature and Shadow spell with a 3.7 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 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

SchoolNature, Shadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast time3.7 sec
Duration20 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 24
Value: 5
Misc value: 3
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Value: 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?

Heart of the Swarm 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 8 separate Spell records named "Heart of the Swarm". This page is record #203552. 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
#203561school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#203635school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#203636school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#203647school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#204545school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 203A different effect setup
#364152school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#364155used by: Cast by Heart of the Swarm; school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: 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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