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Ignition

Spell

Ignition

Fire

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2 secSelf Only

Ignites enemy targets, causing them to burn for Fire damage every 1 sec for 8 sec.

Ignition

Tooltip

Ignites enemy targets, causing them to burn for Fire damage every 1 sec for 8 sec. Upon expiration, the targets explode and knock players into the air.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 250 per tick. Its area radius is 60 yards. It ticks every 1 sec, 8 times over the full 8 sec (2000 base in total).

What it does

Ignition is a Fire spell with a 2 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 60 yard radius 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

SchoolFire
RangeSelf Only
Cast time2 sec
Duration8 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 250
Radius: 60 yards
Period: every 1 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 29 separate Spell records named "Ignition". This page is record #254480. 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
#246261used by: Cast by Item - Mage T20 Fire 2P Bonus; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 15 sec; effect values: 100 (this record: 250); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#254482cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#256927school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#256931used by: Cast by Burning Arsenal; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#256932school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#256963used by: Cast by Cinderflame; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#256970duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#256973school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile, Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#256976journal encounter: Knight Captain Valyri; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#256978used by: Cast by Ignition; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#257013used by: Cast by Ignition; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#257076school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA 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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