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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 75% of normal damage.

Whirlwind

Tooltip

Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind of steel that inflicts 75% of normal damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 75. 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 75) 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: 75
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: 1 spell that casts 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 #52028. 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
#48280cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#48281duration: 3 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#49807duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#50228duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#50229effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#52027duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#52977effect values: 100 (this record: 75); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#54797duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#55266duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#55267effect values: 100 (this record: 75)Different tuning
#55463duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#55977used by: Cast by Spell Deflection; effect values: 150 (this record: 75)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.

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