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Undertow

Spell

Undertow

Frost

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Instant castOne Thousand Yards

When the Primal Tsunami is unable to attack enemies in melee, it periodically inflicts 18 Frost damage to all players.

Undertow

Tooltip

When the Primal Tsunami is unable to attack enemies in melee, it periodically inflicts 18 Frost damage to all players.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 5 sec. It triggers Undertow.

What it does

Undertow is a Frost spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 5 sec. It also casts Undertow (record #396869).

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
Range1000 yards (One Thousand Yards)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 5 sec
Trigger spell: Undertow

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 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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 #389872. 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
#289487school: Physical; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#289490used by: Cast by Undertow; school: Physical; duration: 6 secA helper record another spell casts
#299777cast time: 3 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#299805duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#299900cast time: 3 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#355451school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect values: 15 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#388529cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock BackA different effect setup
#389875cast time: 0.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#389876duration: none; effect types: effect 254; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#396869used by: Cast by Undertow; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#427727school: Nature; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#427728school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: effect 254A 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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