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Volatile Fire

Spell

Volatile Fire

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Afflicts random enemies with a seed of Volatile Fire that will explode after 8 sec.

Volatile Fire

Tooltip

Afflicts random enemies with a seed of Volatile Fire that will explode after 8 sec. When the seed explodes, it inflicts 38.8648 Fire damage to all enemies of the explosion.

How it works

Volatile Fire is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. Its base value is 91443 per tick. Its area radius is 100 yards. It ticks every 8 sec. It triggers Volatile Fire.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 176123.

What it does

Volatile Fire is a Fire spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 100 yard radius every 8 sec. It also casts Volatile Fire (record #176123).

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration8 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Value: 91443
Radius: 100 yards
Period: every 8 sec
Trigger spell: Volatile Fire
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Value: 176123

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?

Volatile Fire 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 3 separate Spell records named "Volatile Fire". This page is record #176121. 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
#176123used by: Cast by Volatile Fire; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#230031cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School 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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