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PhysicalWhat it does
Taking Notes is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura.
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
Duration15 sec
EffectApply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID256935Datamined 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 | 15 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 4 |
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 11 separate Spell records named "Taking Notes". This page is record #256935. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #163207 | duration: until cancelled | A variant record |
| #164999 | duration: until cancelled | A variant record |
| #298877 | used by: Cast by Gila Crosswires - Taking Notes; duration: 12 sec | A helper record another spell casts |
| #314224 | cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #315292 | duration: until cancelled | A variant record |
| #343476 | duration: until cancelled | A variant record |
| #473322 | used by: Cast by [DNT] Cancel Aura; duration: 45 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 61; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #473325 | duration: until cancelled; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #474260 | duration: until cancelled; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #474672 | used by: Cast by Taking Notes; duration: none; effect types: effect 90; different tooltip text | A 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.