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Scorching Roots

Spell

Scorching Roots

Physical

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Instant castThree Hundred Yards

Physical spell.

Scorching Roots

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Summon (effect type 28).
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 50.

What it does

Scorching Roots is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 300 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
Range300 yards (Three Hundred Yards)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Summon (28)
Misc value: 208461, 64
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Value: 50

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 Roots 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 6 separate Spell records named "Scorching Roots". This page is record #417663. 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
#414974school: Fire; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#417660journal encounter: Larodar, Keeper of the Flame; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#417662duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile, effect 160A different effect setup
#418654effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Heal to Max Health; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#422614cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; 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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