TheWoWDBSpell
Searching
Physical
What it does
Searching is a spell with a 2 sec cast and no range (it targets the caster).
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 time2 sec
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID179787Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Where is this spell used?
Searching appears in: 1 spell that casts it.
Spells that cast it
- CleanupTriggers this spell
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | 2 sec |
| Effect #1 | Effect 157 Misc value: 59770 |
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 #179787. 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 | cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #102223 | used by: Cast by Searching; cast time: instant; effect types: effect 77 | A helper record another spell casts |
| #102225 | cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #179341 | used by: Cast by Searching; cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: effect 189, Quest Complete | A helper record another spell casts |
| #179343 | cast time: instant; effect types: effect 160 | A different effect setup |
| #208755 | used by: Cast by Searching; cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: effect 90; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #208765 | cast time: instant; effect types: effect 160; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #215011 | cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #259487 | cast time: 5 sec; effect types: Open Lock | A different effect setup |
| #263249 | cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Dummy | A different effect setup |
| #265602 | school: none; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Open Lock | A different effect setup |
| #265608 | school: none; cast time: 3 sec; 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.