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Volatile Current

Spell

Volatile Current

Physical

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Physical spell.

Volatile Current

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 164, which the datamine does not name. It triggers Volatile Current.

What it does

Volatile Current is a spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range. It also casts Volatile Current (record #388646).

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
Effect #1Effect 164
Trigger spell: Volatile Current

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 10 separate Spell records named "Volatile Current". This page is record #388647. 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
#388638school: Nature; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#388643difficulty rows: Normal, Mythic, Looking For Raid; journal encounter: Raszageth the Storm-Eater; school: Nature; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: effect 77, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#388645school: Nature; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#388646used by: Cast by Volatile Current; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#388692effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#389507used by: Cast by Volatile Current; school: Nature; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#389582duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#389698used by: Cast by Volatile Current; school: Nature; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#389699school: Nature; effect types: DummyA 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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