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Tar Trap

Spell

Tar Trap

Nature

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Hunter

Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Place a tar trap that creates a slick around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches it.

Tar Trap

Tooltip

Place a tar trap that creates a slick around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches it. All enemies within 10 yards will be slowed by 50% while in the area of effect. Trap will exist for 1 min.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -50.

What it does

Tar Trap is a Nature spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 39 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the snared mechanic.

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

SchoolNature
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration39 sec
MechanicSnared
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50

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 11 separate Spell records named "Tar Trap". This page is record #135299. 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
#187698used by: Talent: Hunter; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile, Dummy; different tooltip textA different owner
#187699used by: Cast by Tar Trap; school: Physical; duration: 1 min; effect types: Create Area Effect, Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#187700school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#256678school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#256679used by: Cast by Tar Trap; school: Physical; duration: 1 min; effect types: Create Area Effect, Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#256682school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#256688effect values: -80 (this record: -50); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#454591school: Physical; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 5 min; effect types: Create Area Effect, effect 164; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#454592school: Physical; duration: 1 min; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#454593school: Physical; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record

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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