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Shimmer

Spell

Shimmer

Arcane

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Instant castSelf Only

Guardian's Image radiates with Arcane energy, inflicting 8.39634 Arcane damage every 3 sec.

Shimmer

Tooltip

Guardian's Image radiates with Arcane energy, inflicting 8.39634 Arcane damage every 3 sec. In addition, this effect increase damage taken from Shimmer by 2.5% for 15 sec. This effect stacks.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 8.3963. It applies the infected mechanic. Its area radius is 50000 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 255. Its base value is 2.5. Its area radius is 100 yards.

What it does

Shimmer is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it deals Arcane damage (base value 8.3963) with the infected mechanic in a 50000 yard radius and applies an aura in a 100 yard radius. It stacks up to 99 times.

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
Duration15 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 8.3963
Mechanic: Infected
Radius: 50000 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 255
Value: 2.5
Misc value: 22
Radius: 100 yards

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 boss encounter and 1 spell that casts it.

Boss encounters

Spells that cast it

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 #228524. 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
#212653used by: Talent: Mage; duration: 0.7 sec; effect types: Leap, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#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
#236645duration: 0.7 sec; effect types: Leap, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1294067duration: 0.7 sec; effect types: Leap, Apply Aura; 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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