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Malfunction

Spell

Malfunction

Fire

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Instant castCombat Range

Fire spell.

Malfunction

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 4.7687. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 4.7687. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Malfunction is a Fire spell with an instant cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals Fire damage (base value 4.7687).

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
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 4.7687
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 4.7687
Spell power coefficient: 1

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 9 separate Spell records named "Malfunction". This page is record #13319. 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
#211658school: Physical; cast time: 0.8 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#233739journal encounter: Fallen Avatar; school: Physical; duration: 1.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different caster
#241019school: Physical; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#364684school: Physical; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#451132school: Nature; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#451133used by: Cast by Malfunction; school: Nature; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura, Knock Back; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#456612school: Nature; cast time: 3 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#456614used by: Cast by Malfunction; school: Nature; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock Back; 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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