What it does
Taking the Blade is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 25 yards and effects that last 1 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Taking the Blade (record #206357).
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
Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | 25 yards (Twenty-Five yards) |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | 1 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 23 Period: every 1 sec Trigger spell: Taking the Blade |
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 3 separate Spell records named "Taking the Blade". This page is record #204771. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #206357 | used by: Cast by Taking the Blade; duration: none; effect types: effect 140, effect 61, Trigger Spell | A helper record another spell casts |
| #206360 | used by: Cast by Taking the Blade; duration: none; effect types: Jump to Destination | 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.