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Undertow

Spell

Undertow

Frost

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Instant castSelf Only

Frost spell.

Undertow

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).

What it does

Undertow is a Frost spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect.

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

SchoolFrost
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration8 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 5172

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?

Undertow 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 26 separate Spell records named "Undertow". This page is record #195288. 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
#179381school: Physical; duration: 2 secA variant record
#179476school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#179480duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#179481school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#182667cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#195284cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#195396duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#264144cast time: 2 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#264166journal encounter: Aqu'sirr; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different caster
#265366cast time: 2 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#268689school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 90A different effect setup
#289487school: Physical; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect, Trigger Spell; 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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