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Overload

Spell

Overload

Physical

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Instant castThree Hundred Yards

Physical spell.

Overload

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179). Its base value is 100. It triggers System Shock.

What it does

Overload is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 300 yards and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect. It also casts System Shock.

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 (Three Hundred Yards)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Value: 100
Misc value: 17204
Trigger spell: System Shock

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?

Overload 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 88 separate Spell records named "Overload". This page is record #301457. 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
#288249school: Nature; cast time: 4 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#300807journal encounter: Queen Azshara; cast time: 3.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#301431cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 77, effect 140; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#301435no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#301456duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#301458duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#301459no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#301460duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#301461no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#301462duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#302262used by: Cast by Salvaged Mekacycle Shielding; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#302263school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; 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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