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Unstable Core

Spell

Unstable Core

Physical

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Physical spell.

Unstable Core

How it works

Unstable Core is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 296. It triggers Unstable Core.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Unstable Core is a spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 10 min. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Unstable Core (record #360458).

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 min
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 296
Misc value: 7616
Trigger spell: Unstable Core
Effect #2Dummy (3)

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?

Unstable Core 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 13 separate Spell records named "Unstable Core". This page is record #360452. 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
#97735school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: effect 165, School DamageA different effect setup
#360334school: Holy, Nature, Shadow, Arcane; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#360453duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#360458journal encounter: Vigilant Guardian; school: Holy, Nature, Shadow, Arcane; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#362214duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#362216used by: Cast by Gravitational Collapse; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#369404school: Holy, Nature, Shadow, Arcane; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1230601duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1231244duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1231250school: Arcane; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1231251school: Arcane; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1231252school: Arcane; duration: 1 min; effect types: School Damage, Create Area Effect, Create Area Effect; 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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