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Swoop

Spell

Swoop

Physical

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Instant castLong Range

The caster swoops at its target, dealing 25 Physical damage to all enemies in its path.

Swoop

Tooltip

The caster swoops at its target, dealing 25 Physical damage to all enemies in its path.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

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

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 149, which the datamine does not name.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 25. Its area radius is 100 yards.

What it does

Swoop is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 40 yards. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 25) in a 100 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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 1421
Effect #1Effect 149
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 25
Radius: 100 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Swoop 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 42 separate Spell records named "Swoop". This page is record #317370. 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
#248829effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#248830journal encounter: Saprish; effect types: effect 254; different tooltip textA different caster
#256244effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#264208effect values: 0, 175 (this record: 0, 25); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#264607effect values: 0, 175 (this record: 0, 25); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#275346effect types: effect 96, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#276108cast time: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#277800cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 2 sec; effect types: effect 149, School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#277801duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#317378effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#327458effect types: Jump, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#328937cast time: 1 sec; effect types: Jump to Destination, Weapon % Damage; 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.

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