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Reactive Defense Matrix

Spell

Reactive Defense Matrix

Arcane

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Instant cast30 sec cooldownSelf Only

Taking damage has a chance to trigger your Reactive Defense Matrix, which reflects the next damage back at your attacker.

Reactive Defense Matrix

Tooltip

Taking damage has a chance to trigger your Reactive Defense Matrix, which reflects the next damage back at your attacker.

Reactive Defense Matrix triggers automatically when your health drops below 20% health. This effect cannot occur more than once per 30 sec.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

Reactive Defense Matrix is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). It triggers Reactive Defense Matrix.

What it does

Reactive Defense Matrix is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 30 sec cooldown and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Reactive Defense Matrix (record #355329).

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

SchoolArcane
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown30 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Misc value: 127
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Trigger spell: Reactive Defense Matrix

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?

Reactive Defense Matrix 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 4 separate Spell records named "Reactive Defense Matrix". This page is record #356813. 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
#355329duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#356857duration: none; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#356868school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup

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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