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Physical
What it does
Searching is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 3 sec. When cast it 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 facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast timeInstant
Duration3 sec
EffectApply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID102225Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | 3 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 26 |
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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 35 separate Spell records named "Searching". This page is record #102225. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.
| Record | What differs from this record | Likely reason |
|---|---|---|
| #102222 | duration: until cancelled | A variant record |
| #102223 | used by: Cast by Searching; duration: none; effect types: effect 77 | A helper record another spell casts |
| #179341 | used by: Cast by Searching; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 189, Quest Complete | A helper record another spell casts |
| #179343 | duration: none; effect types: effect 160 | A different effect setup |
| #179787 | used by: Cast by Cleanup; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 157 | A helper record another spell casts |
| #208755 | used by: Cast by Searching; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 90; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #208765 | duration: none; effect types: effect 160; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #215011 | duration: until cancelled | A variant record |
| #259487 | cast time: 5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Open Lock | A different effect setup |
| #263249 | cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A different effect setup |
| #265602 | school: none; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: Open Lock | A different effect setup |
| #265608 | school: none; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: Open Lock | A 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.