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Molotov Cocktail

Spell

Molotov Cocktail

Fire

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Instant castLong Range

Inflicts 10 Fire damage on impact and sets targets ablaze, inflicting 3 Fire damage every 0.5 sec.

Molotov Cocktail

Tooltip

Inflicts 10 Fire damage on impact and sets targets ablaze, inflicting 3 Fire damage every 0.5 sec.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 10. Its area radius is 4 yards.

What it does

Molotov Cocktail is a Fire spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect and deals Fire damage (base value 10) in a 4 yard radius.

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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 35727
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 10
Radius: 4 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?

Molotov Cocktail 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 5 separate Spell records named "Molotov Cocktail". This page is record #473699. 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
#31560school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#473696cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#473697duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#473700duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, 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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