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Oil Slick

Spell

Oil Slick

Physical

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Instant castLong Range

The Oil Slick slows movement speed by 70%.

Oil Slick

Tooltip

The Oil Slick slows movement speed by 70%.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -70. Its area radius is 7 yards.

What it does

Oil Slick is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 1.2 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 7 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the snared mechanic.

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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration1.2 sec
MechanicSnared
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -70
Radius: 7 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?

Oil Slick 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 17 separate Spell records named "Oil Slick". This page is record #125421. 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
#125418duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: -70)Different tuning
#196749duration: 1 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: -70); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#196750duration: 15 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#196751duration: 15 sec; effect values: -75 (this record: -70); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#266975duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#266976duration: 20 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#266979duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#266985duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#278087cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#278089duration: 30 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#278100used by: Cast by Burning Oil; duration: 20 sec; effect values: -20 (this record: -70); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#293723duration: none; effect types: DummyA 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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