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The Big One

Spell

The Big One

Physical

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Physical spell.

The Big One

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 203, which the datamine does not name. It triggers The Big One.

What it does

The Big One is a spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range. It also casts The Big One (record #268259).

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Effect 203
Trigger spell: The Big One

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 17 separate Spell records named "The Big One". This page is record #275637. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#253394used by: Cast by The Big One; duration: until cancelled; effect types: SummonA helper record another spell casts
#253395used by: Cast by Communing with Jani; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#268258used by: Cast by The Big One; duration: until cancelled; effect types: SummonA helper record another spell casts
#268259used by: Cast by Communing with Jani; duration: 100 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#406527cast time: 1 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#406557used by: Cast by The Big One; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#406681used by: Cast by The Big One; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#406687school: Fire; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#406691effect types: effect 144A different effect setup
#407035used by: Cast by The Big One; school: Fire; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#411605used by: Cast by The Big One; school: Fire; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#411606school: Fire; cast time: 2.5 sec; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA 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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