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Physical
What it does
Periodic Trigger is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 3 sec. It also casts Attack Unit.
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
DurationInfinite
EffectApply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID158447Datamined 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 | Infinite |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 23 Period: every 3 sec Trigger spell: Attack Unit |
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 #158447. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #155538 | duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger Spell | A different effect setup |
| #155542 | used by: Cast by Force Cast; duration: 6 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #155548 | used by: Cast by Force Cast; duration: 6 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #155888 | used by: Cast by Force Cast; duration: 6 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #156122 | used by: Cast by Ritual of the Ango'rosh; duration: 5 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #156810 | used by: Cast by Forcecast; duration: 6 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #156814 | used by: Cast by Forcecast; duration: 6 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #161464 | duration: 5 sec; effect types: effect 61, Apply Aura, Quest Complete | A different effect setup |
| #161702 | duration: 5 sec | A variant record |
| #161709 | duration: 9 sec | A variant record |
| #161744 | used by: Cast by Force Cast; duration: 5 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #161746 | duration: 5 sec | A variant record |
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.