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Whirling Blades

Spell

Whirling Blades

Physical

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Instant cast13 sec cooldownMedium Range

The caster shadowsteps behind the target and inflicts Physical damage to all enemies in the area three times in a row.

Whirling Blades

Tooltip

The caster shadowsteps behind the target and inflicts Physical damage to all enemies in the area three times in a row.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It applies the infected mechanic. It ticks every 3 sec, 2 times over the full 6 sec. It triggers Whirling Blades.

What it does

Whirling Blades is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards, a 13 sec cooldown and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the infected mechanic every 3 sec. It also casts Whirling Blades (record #327270).

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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown13 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Mechanic: Infected
Period: every 3 sec
Trigger spell: Whirling Blades

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 26 separate Spell records named "Whirling Blades". This page is record #327336. 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
#273910cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#273911duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#273916used by: Cast by Whirling Blades; duration: 150 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#273922duration: until cancelled; effect values: 12.26 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#313160duration: until cancelledA variant record
#313631duration: none; effect types: effect 165A different effect setup
#327270used by: Cast by Whirling Blades; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#327296used by: Cast by Whirling Blades; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Teleport; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#343692effect types: Apply Aura, Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#343698duration: until cancelled; effect values: 3.5 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#417430duration: until cancelled; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#417511duration: until cancelled; effect types: Create Area EffectA 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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