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Oil Slick

Spell

Oil Slick

Physical

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Creates an Oil Slick behind the caster.

Oil Slick

Tooltip

Creates an Oil Slick behind the caster. Enemies that enter the Oil Slick are slowed while attempting to move through it.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec. It triggers Oil Slick.

What it does

Oil Slick is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 1 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Oil Slick (record #196750).

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration1 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Oil Slick

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 17 separate Spell records named "Oil Slick". This page is record #196749. 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 cancelledA variant record
#125421used by: Cast by Oil Slick; duration: 1.2 sec; effect values: -70 (this record: 0); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#196750used by: Cast by Oil Slick; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#196751duration: 15 sec; effect values: -75 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#266975duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#266976used by: Cast by Oil Slick; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#266979used by: Cast by Oil Slick; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#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
#278089used by: Cast by Oil Slick; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#278100used by: Cast by Burning Oil; duration: 20 sec; effect values: -20 (this record: 0); 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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