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Whirling Blade

Spell

Whirling Blade

Physical

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Instant castExtended Range

Physical spell.

Whirling Blade

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 160, which the datamine does not name. It triggers Whirling Blade.

What it does

Whirling Blade is a spell with an instant cast and a range of 50 yards. It also casts Whirling Blade (record #344552).

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
Range50 yards (Extended Range)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Effect 160
Trigger spell: Whirling Blade

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 35 separate Spell records named "Whirling Blade". This page is record #344553. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#338875effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#338953duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#338956duration: 20 sec; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#338957cast time: 0.5 sec; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#338958effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#339052duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#339053used by: Cast by Whirling Blade; duration: 20 sec; effect types: SummonA helper record another spell casts
#339054effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#344549duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#344550used by: Cast by Whirling Blade; duration: 12 sec; effect types: SummonA helper record another spell casts
#344552used by: Cast by Whirling Blade; cast time: 0.5 sec; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#344567used by: Cast by Whirling Blade; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts

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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