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Rip Current

Spell

Rip Current

Physical

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Instant castThree Yards

Physical spell.

Rip Current

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Summon (effect type 28).

What it does

Rip Current is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 3 yards and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it summons a creature.

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
Range3 yards (Three Yards)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Summon (28)
Misc value: 155289, 3545

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Rip Current". This page is record #302153. 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
#217926school: Frost; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#302170effect types: Apply Aura, SpawnA different effect setup
#1254251used by: Talent: Shaman; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner

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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