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Tidal Wave

Spell

Tidal Wave

PhysicalFrost

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2 secMedium Range

Channel Neptulon's power through the Doomstone, unleashing a tidal wave to destroy the fel creep.

Tidal Wave

Tooltip

Channel Neptulon's power through the Doomstone, unleashing a tidal wave to destroy the fel creep.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 32.5. Its area radius is 40 yards.

What it does

Tidal Wave is a Physical and Frost spell with a 2 sec cast and a range of 30 yards.

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, Frost
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time2 sec
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Value: 32.5
Radius: 40 yards

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 44 separate Spell records named "Tidal Wave". This page is record #234186. 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
#192801difficulty rows: Heroic; journal encounter: Wrath of Azshara; school: Frost; cast time: instant; duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#192940school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#192941school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#197219school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#233970used by: Cast by Tidal Wave; school: Frost; cast time: instant; duration: 22 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#233971journal encounter: Si'vash; school: Frost; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage, effect 138; different tooltip textA different caster
#233976school: Frost; cast time: instant; effect values: 0 (this record: 32.5); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#233977school: Frost; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; effect types: effect 160, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#233996school: Frost; effect values: 0 (this record: 32.5); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#234196school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#258736school: Frost; cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Dummy, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#258738school: Frost; cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back, Apply Aura; 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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