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The Cleaver

Spell

The Cleaver

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

The Butcher's Cleaver cuts its victims down to the bone, causing them to bleed profusely over time.

The Cleaver

Tooltip

The Butcher's Cleaver cuts its victims down to the bone, causing them to bleed profusely over time. This effect stacks.

This attack will not apply its bleed component if it is avoided.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

The Cleaver is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 1.9432 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 30 times over the full 30 sec (58.3 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

The Cleaver is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura. 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
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration30 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 1.9432
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4

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?

The Cleaver appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "The Cleaver". This page is record #156147. 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
#156143journal encounter: The Butcher; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different caster

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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