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Self Destruct

Spell

Self Destruct

Physical

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3 secSelf Only

Blows itself up, dealing Fire damage to nearby enemies.

Self Destruct

Tooltip

Blows itself up, dealing Fire damage to nearby enemies.

How it works

Self Destruct is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 0.5 sec. It triggers Self Destruct.
  2. Effect 2 is Instakill (effect type 1).

What it does

Self Destruct is a spell with a 3 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 0.5 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 0.5 sec and kills the target outright. It also casts Self Destruct (record #65085).

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 time3 sec
Duration0.5 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 0.5 sec
Trigger spell: Self Destruct
Effect #2Instakill (1)

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 34 separate Spell records named "Self Destruct". This page is record #65084. 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
#9874school: Fire; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#9879school: Fire; cast time: 7 sec; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#49025cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 77; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#65085used by: Cast by Self Destruct; school: Fire; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#74181cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#133048school: Fire; cast time: 6 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell, School Damage, Apply Aura, effect 93; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#133050school: Fire; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Trigger Spell, effect 93; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#133291school: Fire; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell, School Damage, Apply Aura, effect 93; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#133931school: Fire; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Dummy, School Damage, Trigger Spell, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#134129school: Fire; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell, School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#186195school: Arcane; cast time: 10 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#260330school: Fire; cast time: 10 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, 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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