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Howling Gale

Spell

Howling Gale

Frost

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Instant castCombat Range

Frost spell.

Howling Gale

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).

What it does

Howling Gale is a Frost spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect.

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

SchoolFrost
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 7640

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?

Howling Gale 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 12 separate Spell records named "Howling Gale". This page is record #217967. 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
#85084school: Nature; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#85085school: Nature; duration: 2.5 sec; effect types: Knock Back, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#85086school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#85136school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#85137school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#85158school: Nature; duration: 2.5 sec; effect types: Knock Back, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#85159school: Nature; duration: 2.5 sec; effect types: Knock Back, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#129963school: Nature; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#129964school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#217966journal encounter: Calamir; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different caster
#217968duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA 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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