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Shred Armor

Spell

Shred Armor

Physical

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1.7 sec3 sec cooldownMedium Range

The caster's next attack shreds the target's armor for great Physical damage.

Shred Armor

Tooltip

The caster's next attack shreds the target's armor for great Physical damage. Victims of this attack are affected with Shredded Armor.

Shreds the victim's armor, causing them to receive 40% more damage for each application of Shredded Armor.

This effect will not apply to tanks using their active mitigation.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 78.6045. It applies the infected mechanic.
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Shredded Armor.

What it does

Shred Armor is a Physical spell with a 1.7 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and a 3 sec cooldown. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 78.6045) with the infected mechanic. It also casts Shredded Armor.

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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time1.7 sec
Cooldown3 sec
Global cooldownNone
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 78.6045
Mechanic: Infected
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Shredded Armor

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?

Shred Armor appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 11 separate Spell records named "Shred Armor". This page is record #180199. 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
#31042cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#40770cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#43243cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#75962cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#340208cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#340474cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#377483cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#460106cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1311692cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1311695used by: Cast by Shred Armor; cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts

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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