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Self-Destruct

Spell

Self-Destruct

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Self-Destruct

How it works

Self-Destruct is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Instakill (effect type 1).
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers spell id 26264.
  3. Effect 3 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Self-Destruct.

What it does

Self-Destruct is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it kills the target outright. It also casts Self-Destruct (record #394165).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Instakill (1)
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Misc value: 3000
Trigger spell id 26264
Effect #3Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Self-Destruct

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 17 separate Spell records named "Self-Destruct". This page is record #394161. 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
#49215duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#49216effect types: InstakillA different effect setup
#158644school: Fire; cast time: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#174486school: Fire; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#177032school: Fire; cast time: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#185149school: Fire; cast time: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#296522journal encounter: HK-8 Aerial Oppression Unit; school: Nature; cast time: 3.5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different caster
#302096effect types: effect 165, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#363201duration: until cancelled; effect types: Knock Back, effect 165, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#394165used by: Cast by Self-Destruct; school: Fire; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#449397school: Fire; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Instakill, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1230302journal encounter: Nexus-King Salhadaar; school: Shadow; cast time: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip textA different caster

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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