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Whirlwind

Spell

Whirlwind

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind of steel that inflicts Physical damage.

Whirlwind

Tooltip

Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind of steel that inflicts Physical damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 200. Its area radius is 8 yards.

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 200) 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 Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 200
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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Whirlwind appears in: 2 spells that cast it.

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 254 separate Spell records named "Whirlwind". This page is record #38619. 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
#36981duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#36982effect values: 150 (this record: 200); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#37640duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37641duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, effect 77; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37704cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38618cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39232duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#40236used by: Cast by Mighty Whirlwind; effect values: 300 (this record: 200); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#40653duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#40654effect values: 100 (this record: 200); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#41056cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#41057effect values: 100 (this record: 200); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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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