Spell

Tar

Physical

Instant cast15 sec cooldownAnywhere - Unlimited

Drops a pool of tar for 10 sec that slows the movement speed of enemies.

Tar

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1 sec global cooldown.

Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179). Its base value is 1.

What it does

Tar is a spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range, a 15 sec cooldown and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect.

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

School	Physical
Range	50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast time	Instant
Cooldown	15 sec
Global cooldown	1 sec
GCD category	Category id 133
Duration	10 sec
Effect #1	Create Area Effect (179) Value: 1 Misc value: 25776

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?

Tar appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

TarTriggers this spell

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 10 separate Spell records named "Tar". This page is record #377703. 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
#62286	journal encounter: Flame Leviathan; duration: 45 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text	A different caster
#62287	used by: Cast by Tar Passive; school: Nature; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A helper record another spell casts
#111731	duration: none; effect types: effect 77	A different effect setup
#111732	duration: 90 sec; effect types: Summon	A different effect setup
#111733	duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile	A different effect setup
#111734	duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura	A different effect setup
#111735	duration: 1.2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#115613	duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura	A different effect setup
#377695	duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile	A 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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