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Slicing Winds

Spell

Slicing Winds

Physical

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Monk

Instant cast30 sec cooldownSelf Only

Envelop yourself in razor-sharp winds, then lunge forward dealing (448% of Attack Power) Nature damage to enemies in your path.

Slicing Winds

Tooltip

Envelop yourself in razor-sharp winds, then lunge forward dealing (448% of Attack Power) Nature damage to enemies in your path. Damage reduced beyond 5 enemies.

Hold to increase lunge distance.

How it works

Each cast of Slicing Winds costs 2 Chi. Casting it triggers a 1 sec global cooldown.

Slicing Winds is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 191. Its base value is 3.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 5.

What it does

Slicing Winds is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 30 sec cooldown and effects that last 1.4 sec. When cast it 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

SchoolPhysical
Cost2 Chi
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown30 sec
Global cooldown1 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration1.4 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 191
Value: 3
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 5

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?

Slicing Winds appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

  • Slicing Winds for Monk (Brewmaster, Windwalker, Mistweaver)Talent

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 40 separate Spell records named "Slicing Winds". This page is record #1217413. 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
#435250used by: Cast by Slicing Winds; duration: 0.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 254A helper record another spell casts
#435251used by: Cast by Slicing Winds; duration: 0.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 254A helper record another spell casts
#435252used by: Cast by Slicing Winds; duration: 0.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 254A helper record another spell casts
#435253used by: Cast by Slicing Winds; duration: 0.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 254A helper record another spell casts
#435254duration: none; effect types: effect 203, effect 203, effect 203, effect 203A different effect setup
#1217407duration: 0.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 254; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1217408duration: 0.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 254; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1217409used by: Cast by Slicing Winds; duration: 0.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 254; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#1217410duration: none; effect types: effect 203; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1217411school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1217412duration: 0.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 254; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1248946duration: none; effect types: Energize; 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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