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Physical
Tooltip
Send up a flare to request a pickup to Plunder Harbor.
Only works in Boralus.
What it does
Signal Flare is a spell with a 1 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it summons a creature in a 10 yard radius. It also casts Signal Flare (record #278328).
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 facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast time1 sec
Duration20 sec
EffectSummon
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID278318Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | 1 sec |
| Duration | 20 sec |
| Effect #1 | Summon (28) Misc value: 144044, 2061 Radius: 10 yards |
| Effect #2 | Effect 164 Trigger spell: Signal Flare |
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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 42 separate Spell records named "Signal Flare". This page is record #278318. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #247897 | cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #247921 | cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A different effect setup |
| #252839 | cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Trigger Missile | A different effect setup |
| #254739 | used by: Cast by Cancel Aura; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #259071 | used by: Cast by Signal Flare; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A helper record another spell casts |
| #259583 | cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Trigger Spell | A different effect setup |
| #261694 | used by: Cast by Throw Smoke Grenade; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #263703 | cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #265011 | cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A different effect setup |
| #278328 | used by: Cast by Signal Flare; cast time: instant; duration: 3 min; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #280218 | cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #280219 | cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Teleport; different tooltip text | A 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.