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Volatile Magic

Spell

Volatile Magic

Arcane

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Instant castFive Hundred Yards

Arcane spell.

Volatile Magic

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. It ticks every 0.5 sec, 12 times over the full 6 sec.

What it does

Volatile Magic is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, a range of 500 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 0.5 sec.

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

SchoolArcane
Range500 yards (Five Hundred Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Period: every 0.5 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 7 separate Spell records named "Volatile Magic". This page is record #196764. 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
#196562difficulty rows: Heroic; journal encounter: Ivanyr; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#196570difficulty rows: Heroic, Mythic, Timewalking; used by: Cast by Volatile Magic; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#215857duration: none; different tooltip textA variant record
#215859used by: Cast by Volatile Magic; duration: 30 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#444966duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#444967school: Frost; 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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