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What it does
Periodic Trigger is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 6 sec. It also casts Send Event and Spam Prevention.
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 facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
EffectApply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID155538Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | 6 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 23 Period: every 6 sec Trigger spell: Send Event |
| Effect #2 | Trigger Spell (64) Trigger spell: Spam Prevention |
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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 63 separate Spell records named "Periodic Trigger". This page is record #155538. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #154703 | effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #154705 | used by: Cast by Periodic Trigger; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #154706 | duration: none; effect types: effect 140 | A different effect setup |
| #154708 | used by: Cast by Periodic Trigger; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #154709 | duration: none; effect types: effect 140 | A different effect setup |
| #154711 | used by: Cast by Periodic Trigger; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #154712 | duration: none; effect types: effect 140 | A different effect setup |
| #154771 | used by: Cast by Emote; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #155542 | used by: Cast by Force Cast; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #155548 | used by: Cast by Force Cast; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #155888 | used by: Cast by Force Cast; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #156122 | used by: Cast by Ritual of the Ango'rosh; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
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.