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Swirling Vortex

Spell

Swirling Vortex

Nature

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Instant castSelf Only

Follows in the path of Blade Dash.

Swirling Vortex

Tooltip

Follows in the path of Blade Dash. Inflicts 17.4892 Nature damage and stuns for 1.5 sec.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 17.4892.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. It applies the stunned mechanic.

What it does

Swirling Vortex is a Nature spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 1.5 sec. When cast it deals Nature damage (base value 17.4892) and applies an aura with the stunned mechanic.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration1.5 sec
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 17.4892
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Mechanic: Stunned

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 4 separate Spell records named "Swirling Vortex". This page is record #160436. 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
#158485school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#158488duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#160435journal encounter: The Iron Maidens; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different caster

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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