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Obliterate

Spell

Obliterate

Physical

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1.5 secSelf Only

Incinerates high-level crafted gear, creating Obliterum Ash.

Obliterate

Tooltip

Incinerates high-level crafted gear, creating Obliterum Ash. The targeted item will be DESTROYED.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 163, which the datamine does not name.

What it does

Obliterate is a spell with a 1.5 sec cast and no range (it targets the caster).

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 time1.5 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Effect 163

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?

Obliterate 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 36 separate Spell records named "Obliterate". This page is record #193024. 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
#137747cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Instakill; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#148785cast time: 3 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Dummy, School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#149312cast time: 3 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Dummy, Knock Back, Instakill, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#159335school: Fire; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#171715school: Shadow; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#171716cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#185173school: Fire; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#193019cast time: instant; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#193023cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#196316used by: Cast by Obliterating Assault; cast time: instant; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#204042cast time: 2 sec; duration: 1.5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#222024used by: Cast by Obliterate; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; 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.

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