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Physical
Tooltip
Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind of steel that inflicts normal damage plus 150.
What it does
Whirlwind is a Physical spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 150) in an 8 yard radius.
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 facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast timeInstant
EffectWeapon % Damage
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID36982Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Where is this spell used?
Whirlwind appears in: 1 spell that casts it.
Spells that cast it
- WhirlwindTriggers this spell
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Effect #1 | Weapon % Damage (31) Value: 150 Radius: 8 yards |
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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 254 separate Spell records named "Whirlwind". This page is record #36982. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #33500 | journal encounter: Thorim; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different caster |
| #36132 | duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #36142 | duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #36175 | effect types: Weapon Damage | A different effect setup |
| #36981 | duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #37640 | duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #37641 | duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, effect 77 | A different effect setup |
| #37704 | cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #38618 | cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #38619 | effect values: 200 (this record: 150); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
| #39232 | duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #40236 | used by: Cast by Mighty Whirlwind; effect values: 300 (this record: 150) | A 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.