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Impale

Spell

Impale

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

Stuns and inflicts 83.2667 Physical damage every 1 sec for 5 sec.

Impale

Tooltip

Stuns and inflicts 83.2667 Physical damage every 1 sec for 5 sec.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 83.2667 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 5 times over the full 5 sec (416.33 base in total).

What it does

Impale is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura and 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

SchoolPhysical
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration5 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 83.2667
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 159 separate Spell records named "Impale". This page is record #62928. 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
#58672used by: Cast by Stomp; duration: 8 sec; effect values: 0, 0 (this record: 0, 83.27)A helper record another spell casts
#58978duration: 8 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59256duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59268duration: 9 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59446duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#60882duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Sanctuary; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#61164duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62310effect values: 0, 42.82 (this record: 0, 83.27)Different tuning
#62331duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62418journal encounter: Thorim; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#65919used by: Cast by Pursuing Spikes; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#66331difficulty rows: 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); duration: 30 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version

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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