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Spotlight

Spell

Spotlight

Physical

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Instant castMedium Range

Summon a ring of light on a specific location that lasts for 3 min.

Spotlight

Tooltip

Summon a ring of light on a specific location that lasts for 3 min.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Summon (effect type 28). Its base value is 1. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 2 yards.

What it does

Spotlight is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 3 min. When cast it summons a creature in a 2 yard radius.

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 timeInstant
Duration3 min
Effect #1Summon (28)
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 15631, 1362
Radius: 2 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.

How to learn

Items that grant this spell

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 23 separate Spell records named "Spotlight". This page is record #25823. 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
#25824duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#29683duration: 15 sec; effect types: Summon, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32214duration: 15 sec; effect types: Persistent Area AuraA different effect setup
#34126duration: 168 hr; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#35259used by: Cast by Moonshroud; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#35498duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#41347duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#46975duration: 4.5 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#62165duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#73292duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#77589duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#81431duration: 15 sec; effect types: Summon, Persistent Area 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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