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Unstable Orb

Spell

Unstable Orb

Fire

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Instant castThree Hundred Yards

Fires an Unstable Orb at targets, burning all targets for 4.89697 Fire damage every second for 15 sec.

Unstable Orb

Tooltip

Fires an Unstable Orb at targets, burning all targets for 4.89697 Fire damage every second for 15 sec. This effect stacks.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 4.897 per tick. Its area radius is 8 yards. It ticks every 1 sec, 15 times over the full 15 sec (73.45 base in total).

What it does

Unstable Orb is a Fire spell with an instant cast, a range of 300 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura in an 8 yard radius every 1 sec. It stacks up to 9 times.

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

SchoolFire
Range300 yards (Three Hundred Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration15 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks9
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 4.897
Radius: 8 yards
Period: every 1 sec

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 Orb 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 6 separate Spell records named "Unstable Orb". This page is record #182001. 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
#185248duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#185250duration: 1 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#187172duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#303118school: Arcane; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#303132school: Arcane; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; 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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