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Swarm

Spell

Swarm

Physical

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2.5 sec15 sec cooldownSelf Only

Physical spell.

Swarm

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

Swarm is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 0.1 sec, 50 times over the full 5 sec. It triggers Summon Skittering Swarmer.
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 140, which the datamine does not name. It triggers Summon Skittering Infector Periodic.

What it does

Swarm is a spell with a 2.5 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 15 sec cooldown and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 0.1 sec. It also casts Summon Skittering Swarmer and Summon Skittering Infector Periodic.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast time2.5 sec
Cooldown15 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration5 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 0.1 sec
Trigger spell: Summon Skittering Swarmer
Effect #2Effect 140
Trigger spell: Summon Skittering Infector Periodic

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Swarm". This page is record #52440. 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
#56158school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#56159used by: Cast by Swarm; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#56281cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#157920cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#157921school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#157936cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#214450journal encounter: Elerethe Renferal; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#214456used by: Cast by Swarm; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#225202cast time: instant; duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#310414school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#446272cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1266549used by: Cast by Swarm; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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