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Petrify

Spell

Petrify

Physical

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2.8 secTwo-Hundred Yard Range

The caster enters a petrified state and calls forth a swarm of plaguelings to fight for them.

Petrify

Tooltip

The caster enters a petrified state and calls forth a swarm of plaguelings to fight for them. While petrified, the caster is immune to all damage.
Defeating all of the plaguelings will end the petrification effect.

How it works

Petrify is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 40. Its base value is 167009.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 3 sec, 201600 times over the full 168 hr. It triggers spell id 287550.
  3. Effect 3 is effect type 140, which the datamine does not name. It triggers Summon Plagueling.

What it does

Petrify is a spell with a 2.8 sec cast, a range of 200 yards and effects that last 168 hr. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura every 3 sec. It also casts Summon Plagueling.

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
Range200 yards (Two-Hundred Yard Range)
Cast time2.8 sec
Duration168 hr
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 40
Value: 167009
Misc value: 127
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 3 sec
Trigger spell id 287550
Effect #3Effect 140
Trigger spell: Summon Plagueling

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?

Petrify appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 10 separate Spell records named "Petrify". This page is record #287554. 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
#11020school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#22692school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34885cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#46288school: Nature; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#73902cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#86580cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 164; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#155330used by: Cast by Petrified; school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#213526school: Nature; cast time: 3 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#282615journal encounter: Ivus the Forest Lord; effect values: 162388, 0, 0 (this record: 167009, 0, 0); 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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