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Misdirection

Spell

Misdirection

Physical

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Hunter

Instant cast2 min cooldownVision Range

Threat caused by your next attacks is redirected to the target raid member.

Misdirection

Tooltip

Threat caused by your next attacks is redirected to the target raid member. Caster and target can only be affected by one Misdirection spell at a time. Effect lasts 30 sec.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met. The aura is spent after 3 procs.

Misdirection is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 130, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 100.
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Misdirection.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Misdirection is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards, a 2 min cooldown and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Misdirection (record #35079).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Burning Crusade client, build 2.5.6.70006. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Range100 yards (Vision Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown2 min
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration30 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Proc charges3
Effect #1Effect 130
Value: 100
Misc value: 3600000
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Misdirection
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4

Raw client values from the Burning Crusade client, build 2.5.6.70006. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Misdirection appears in: 2 talents.

Talents

  • Misdirection for Hunter (Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival)Talent
  • Misdirection (2 talent definitions no current talent tree places)Talent

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

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Misdirection". This page is record #34477. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#35079effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#463155effect types: noneA different effect setup
#1289896effect types: noneA 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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