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Physical
What it does
Summon is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it summons a creature in a 10 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 facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
EffectSummon
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID184938Datamined 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 | Instant |
| Duration | Infinite |
| Effect #1 | Summon (28) Misc value: 207 Radius: 10 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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 166 separate Spell records named "Summon". This page is record #184938. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #151041 | duration: 5 min | A variant record |
| #158124 | duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #168459 | cast time: 1 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Summon, Dummy; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #182597 | duration: none; effect types: Spawn | A different effect setup |
| #184328 | cast time: 15 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A different effect setup |
| #196594 | duration: 20 sec; effect types: Summon, effect 140 | A different effect setup |
| #196971 | used by: Cast by Quest Complete; duration: 1 min | A helper record another spell casts |
| #197123 | duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon, effect 140 | A different effect setup |
| #205773 | effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #221219 | used by: Cast by Summon; school: Arcane; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #221220 | school: Arcane; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #230911 | duration: none; effect types: Teleport, effect 90 | 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.