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Scorching Ground

Spell

Scorching Ground

Fire

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Scorching Ground inflicts 25 Fire damage every 1 sec to players within.

Scorching Ground

Tooltip

Scorching Ground inflicts 25 Fire damage every 1 sec to players within.

How it works

Scorching Ground is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. Its base value is 30 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 260. Its base value is 30.

What it does

Scorching Ground is a Fire spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura.

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

SchoolFire
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Value: 30
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 260
Value: 30
Misc value: 1692, 5

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?

Scorching Ground 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 4 separate Spell records named "Scorching Ground". This page is record #424499. 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
#284424difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Looking For Raid; journal encounter: Opulence; effect values: 25, 0 (this record: 30, 30); different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#425438school: Physical; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#425451duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA 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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