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Tidal Wave

Spell

Tidal Wave

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

The caster calls on the fury of the sea, forming massive tidal waves that inflict 6.2961 Frost damage to all enemies within their path.

Tidal Wave

Tooltip

The caster calls on the fury of the sea, forming massive tidal waves that inflict 6.2961 Frost damage to all enemies within their path.

How it works

Tidal Wave is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 226, which the datamine does not name.
  2. Effect 2 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179). Its area radius is 12 yards.

What it does

Tidal Wave is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect in a 12 yard radius.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration5 sec
Effect #1Effect 226
Misc value: 269497
Effect #2Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 29084
Radius: 12 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Tidal Wave 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 44 separate Spell records named "Tidal Wave". This page is record #412467. 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
#233976school: Frost; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#233977school: Frost; duration: 6 sec; effect types: effect 160, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#233996school: Frost; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#234186school: Physical, Frost; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#234196duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#258736school: Frost; effect types: Dummy, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#258738school: Frost; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#275572school: Nature; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock BackA different effect setup
#412469school: Nature; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#440259effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#440269used by: Cast by Tidal Wave; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#440271school: Nature; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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