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What it does
Periodic Trigger is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 1.5 sec cooldown and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 8 sec. It also casts Create TH Conversation.
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
Duration8 sec
Cooldown1.5 sec
EffectApply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID228499Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Where is this spell used?
Periodic Trigger appears in: 1 spell that casts it.
Spells that cast it
- General TriggerTriggers this spell
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 1.5 sec |
| Global cooldown | None |
| Duration | 8 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 23 Period: every 8 sec Trigger spell: Create TH Conversation |
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 #228499. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #217479 | duration: 2 sec | A variant record |
| #217510 | duration: 4 sec | A variant record |
| #217675 | duration: 13 sec | A variant record |
| #217872 | duration: 15 sec | A variant record |
| #223407 | used by: Cast by Absorbing Essence; duration: 3 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #223455 | used by: Cast by Abandon Quest; duration: 12 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #224455 | duration: until cancelled | A variant record |
| #225255 | used by: Cast by Sit in Chair; duration: 1 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #228441 | duration: 5 sec | A variant record |
| #228530 | duration: 1 sec | A variant record |
| #228574 | duration: 1 sec | A variant record |
| #232765 | duration: until cancelled | 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.