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Power Overload

Spell

Power Overload

Nature

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1.5 sec12 sec cooldownSelf Only

Watcher Irideus infuses 2 enemies with electricity, inflicting 3 Nature damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.

Power Overload

Tooltip

Watcher Irideus infuses 2 enemies with electricity, inflicting 3 Nature damage every 1 sec for 6 sec. When the infusion expires or is removed, it leaves behind a for 15 sec.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts. Its dispel type is client id 1.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 3 per tick. Its area radius is 100 yards. It ticks every 1 sec, 6 times over the full 6 sec (18 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 2. Its area radius is 100 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 61. Its base value is 30. Its area radius is 100 yards.

What it does

Power Overload is a Nature spell with a 1.5 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 12 sec cooldown and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 100 yard radius every 1 sec and applies an aura in a 100 yard radius.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast time1.5 sec
Cooldown12 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration6 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 3
Radius: 100 yards
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Value: 2
Radius: 100 yards
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 61
Value: 30
Misc value: 1000
Radius: 100 yards

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?

Power Overload 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 6 separate Spell records named "Power Overload". This page is record #389179. 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
#277997cast time: 2.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#278008school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#302197duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#302201school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#302204used by: Cast by Power Overload; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA 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.

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