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Tank Buster

Spell

Tank Buster

Physical

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

The Geargrinder slams into its current target, inflicting 150 Physical damage, knocking them back and causing them to bleed for 8 Physical damage every 1.5 sec for 25 sec.

Tank Buster

Tooltip

The Geargrinder slams into its current target, inflicting 150 Physical damage, knocking them back and causing them to bleed for 8 Physical damage every 1.5 sec for 25 sec. In addition, the target suffers 200% increased damage taken for 25 sec. This effect stacks.

The exertion causes the Geargrinder to expel a cloud of and leak an that lasts for 5 min.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 255. Its base value is 200.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. It ticks every 1.5 sec.

What it does

Tank Buster is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 25 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura every 1.5 sec. It stacks up to 99 times.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration25 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 255
Value: 200
Misc value: 22
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Period: every 1.5 sec

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 5 separate Spell records named "Tank Buster". This page is record #465865. 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
#74307duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#74749duration: none; effect types: Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#459627journal encounter: Vexie and the Geargrinders; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different caster
#474061duration: none; effect types: School DamageA 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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