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Spike of Creation

Spell

Spike of Creation

HolyNatureShadowArcane

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

The Vigilant Guardian creates a Spike of Creation at the target location.

Spike of Creation

Tooltip

The Vigilant Guardian creates a Spike of Creation at the target location.
A player coming into contact with the Spike of Creation will cause it to explode, inflicting 4 Cosmic damage every 1 sec for 6 sec to all players.

This effect stacks.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Spike of Creation is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 4 per tick. Its area radius is 50000 yards. It ticks every 1 sec, 6 times over the full 6 sec (24 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 203, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 1. It triggers Spike of Creation.

What it does

Spike of Creation is a Holy, Nature, Shadow and Arcane spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 50000 yard radius every 1 sec. It also casts Spike of Creation (record #360203). 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

SchoolHoly, Nature, Shadow, Arcane
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 4
Radius: 50000 yards
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Effect 203
Value: 1
Trigger spell: Spike of Creation

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?

Spike of Creation 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 4 separate Spell records named "Spike of Creation". This page is record #360202. 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
#360201school: Physical; cast time: 0.8 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#360203used by: Cast by Spike of Creation; school: Physical; duration: 10 min; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#360224used by: Cast by Spike of Creation; school: Physical; duration: 10 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA 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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