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Piercing Strand

Spell

Piercing Strand

Nature

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Nature spell.

Piercing Strand

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. It triggers Piercing Strand.

What it does

Piercing Strand is a Nature spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 3.5 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Piercing Strand (record #1227263).

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

SchoolNature
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration3.5 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Trigger spell: Piercing Strand

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?

Piercing Strand appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 8 separate Spell records named "Piercing Strand". This page is record #1250388. 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
#1227261school: Nature, Arcane; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1227263journal encounter: Loom'ithar; school: Physical; cast time: 3.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, effect 203; different tooltip textA different caster
#1227265school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1227742school: Arcane; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1237212difficulty rows: Normal, Looking For Raid; school: Physical; duration: 45 sec; effect values: 100 (this record: 0); different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#1237907school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 164, effect 164; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1245602school: Physical; duration: 4 secA 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.

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