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Investigate

Spell

Investigate

Physical

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3 sec8 sec cooldownSelf Only

Search for clues within 80 yards.

Investigate

Tooltip

Search for clues within 80 yards.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its area radius is 80 yards.

What it does

Investigate is a spell with a 3 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an 8 sec cooldown.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast time3 sec
Cooldown8 sec
Global cooldownNone
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Radius: 80 yards

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?

Investigate 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 9 separate Spell records named "Investigate". This page is record #440479. 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
#138055cast time: 2 sec; effect values: 35360 (this record: 0)Different tuning
#138074cast time: instantA variant record
#242005cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#242370used by: Cast by Investigate; cast time: instant; effect types: effect 134A helper record another spell casts
#242852cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: effect 134; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1268821cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Open LockA different effect setup
#1269199cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: effect 90; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1298252cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Open Lock, 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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