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Stinging Swarm

Spell

Stinging Swarm

Nature

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Anub'arash unleashes swarms of insects at several targets, inflicting 7.3 Nature damage every 1 sec and increasing their damage taken by 100%.

Stinging Swarm

Tooltip

Anub'arash unleashes swarms of insects at several targets, inflicting 7.3 Nature damage every 1 sec and increasing their damage taken by 100%.

Upon removal, the swarm releases a and the transfers to the nearest player or Takazj. If transferred to Takazj, the dissipates after 10 sec.

At 3 applications the target suffers from and loses all applications.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Stinging Swarm is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It applies the infected mechanic. It ticks every 0.5 sec, 20 times over the full 10 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is 25.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. It applies the infected mechanic. It ticks every 1 sec, 10 times over the full 10 sec.

What it does

Stinging Swarm is a Nature spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the infected mechanic every 0.5 sec, applies an aura and applies an aura with the infected mechanic every 1 sec. It stacks up to 3 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

SchoolNature
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks3
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Mechanic: Infected
Period: every 0.5 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Value: 25
Misc value: 127
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Mechanic: Infected
Period: every 1 sec

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?

Stinging Swarm appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 19 separate Spell records named "Stinging Swarm". This page is record #456252. 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
#438677journal encounter: The Silken Court; school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different caster
#438687school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#438708difficulty rows: Heroic, Mythic, Looking For Raid; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Dummy, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#441641school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#448663cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#448672duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#448673duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#450728cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 226; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#452230duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#452231cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#452233duration: until cancelled; effect values: 25, -50, 0 (this record: 0, 25, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#460041school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA 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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