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Orbiting Matter

Spell

Orbiting Matter

Physical

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Instant castShort to Long Range

Physical spell.

Orbiting Matter

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).

What it does

Orbiting Matter is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 300 yards and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect.

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
Range300 yards (Short to Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration20 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 38794

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 3 separate Spell records named "Orbiting Matter". This page is record #1245925. 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
#1245874journal encounter: Crown of the Cosmos; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#1246001school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; 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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