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Shimmer

Spell

Shimmer

Arcane

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Mage

Instant castSelf Only

Teleports you forward, unless something is in the way.

Shimmer

Tooltip

Teleports you forward, unless something is in the way. Unaffected by the global cooldown and castable while casting.

Gain a shield that absorbs 3% of your maximum health for 15 sec after you Shimmer.

How it works

It works on charges (charge category 1632); the charge count and recharge time live in a client table the datamine does not carry, so they are not stated here. It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Leap (effect type 29). Its area radius is 20 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 377.

What it does

Shimmer is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 0.7 sec. When cast it leaps the caster up to 20 yards and 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 Details

SchoolArcane
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Recovery time0.5 sec
Global cooldownNone
ChargesCharge category id 1632 (charge count not in the datamine)
Duration0.7 sec
Effect #1Leap (29)
Radius: 20 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 377

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?

Shimmer appears in: 1 talent and 1 taught spell.

Talents

  • Shimmer for Mage (Arcane, Fire, Frost)Talent

Taught spells

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 7 separate Spell records named "Shimmer". This page is record #212653. 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
#191738duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#227423used by: Cast by Shimmering; school: Physical; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#228521school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#228524journal encounter: Shade of Medivh; duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#236645different tooltip textA variant record
#1294067no compared field differsA duplicate client record

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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