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Obliterate

Spell

Obliterate

Physical

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Death Knight

Instant castCombat Range

Physical spell for Death Knights.

Obliterate

How it works

Each cast of Obliterate costs 2 Runes. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

Obliterate is built from 9 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Obliterate.
  3. Effect 3 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Obliterate Off-Hand.
  4. Effect 4 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Obliterate.
  5. Effect 5 is Energize (effect type 30). Its base value is 200.
  6. Effect 6 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 75.
  7. Effect 7 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Obliterate.
  8. Effect 8 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Obliterate Off-Hand.
  9. Effect 9 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Obliterate.

What it does

Obliterate is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it restores a resource (base value 200). It also casts Obliterate (record #222024), Obliterate Off-Hand, Obliterate (record #325461) and Obliterate (record #1264082).

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
Cost2 Runes
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Misc value: 10
Trigger spell: Obliterate
Effect #3Trigger Spell (64)
Misc value: 20
Trigger spell: Obliterate Off-Hand
Effect #4Trigger Spell (64)
Misc value: 20
Trigger spell: Obliterate
Effect #5Energize (30)
Value: 200
Misc value: 6
Effect #6Dummy (3)
Value: 75
Effect #7Trigger Spell (64)
Misc value: 10
Trigger spell: Obliterate
Effect #8Trigger Spell (64)
Misc value: 20
Trigger spell: Obliterate Off-Hand
Effect #9Trigger Spell (64)
Misc value: 20
Trigger spell: Obliterate

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 talent.

Talents

  • Obliterate for Death Knight (Blood, Frost, Unholy)Talent

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 #49020. 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
#56061effect types: InstakillA different effect setup
#67725effect types: effect 121, Weapon % Damage, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#72360effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#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; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#171715school: Shadow; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#171716duration: 6 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#185173school: Fire; cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#193019effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#193023duration: until cancelled; 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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