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Physical
Tooltip
Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind that inflicts normal damage and high threat.
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 100) 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 ID52977Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Effect #1 | Weapon % Damage (31) Value: 100 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 #52977. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #48281 | used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #49807 | duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #50228 | duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #50229 | used by: Cast by Whirlwind; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #52027 | duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #52028 | used by: Cast by Whirlwind; effect values: 75 (this record: 100); different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #54797 | duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #55266 | duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #55267 | used by: Cast by Whirlwind; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #55463 | duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #55977 | used by: Cast by Spell Deflection; effect values: 150 (this record: 100) | A helper record another spell casts |
| #56408 | different tooltip text | A variant record |
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.