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Overwhelm

Spell

Overwhelm

Physical

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2 sec40 Yards - Melee

The caster smashes its current target, inflicting 52 Physical damage.

Overwhelm

Tooltip

The caster smashes its current target, inflicting 52 Physical damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 52.

What it does

Overwhelm is a Physical spell with a 2 sec cast and a range of 40 yards. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 52).

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 (40 Yards - Melee)
Cast time2 sec
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 52

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 9 separate Spell records named "Overwhelm". This page is record #1226101. 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
#165508cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#166828cast time: instant; duration: 1 sec; effect types: Jump, Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#181510cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#197943journal encounter: Ursoc; cast time: instant; duration: 12 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#197946cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#197947used by: Cast by Overwhelm; cast time: instant; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#287481school: Shadow; cast time: 0.5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#329774journal encounter: Hungering Destroyer; effect values: 120 (this record: 52); different tooltip textA different caster

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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