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Merely a Setback

Spell

Merely a Setback

Physical

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Mage

Instant castSelf Only

The bonuses provided by your Barrier spells persist at 100% effectiveness for an additional 8 sec after your Barrier is removed.

Merely a Setback

Tooltip

The bonuses provided by your Barrier spells persist at 100% effectiveness for an additional 8 sec after your Barrier is removed.

How it works

Merely a Setback is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 5.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 90.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 100.

What it does

Merely a Setback is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura.

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 timeInstant
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 5
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 90
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 100

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?

Merely a Setback appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Build history

this spell Changelog

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Merely a Setback". This page is record #449330. 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
#449336duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#460565effect types: effect 284; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1246023duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; 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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