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Arcane Missiles

Spell

Arcane Missiles

Arcane

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Mage

0.5 secMedium Range

Launches magical missiles at an enemy, inflicting Arcane damage each second for 5 sec.

Arcane Missiles

Tooltip

Launches magical missiles at an enemy, inflicting Arcane damage each second for 5 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Arcane Missiles costs 195 Mana. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Arcane Missiles is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 5 times over the full 5 sec. It triggers Arcane Missiles.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Arcane Missiles is an Arcane spell with a 0.5 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura. It also casts Arcane Missiles (record #31743).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolArcane
Cost195 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time0.5 sec
Duration5 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Arcane Missiles
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4

Raw client values from the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 130 separate Spell records named "Arcane Missiles". This page is record #31742. 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
#29955difficulty rows: 10 Player; cast time: 1 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77, Apply AuraA per-difficulty version
#29956used by: Cast by Arcane Missiles; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#31743used by: Cast by Arcane Missiles; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#31751cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#33031cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#33419cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura, DummyA different effect setup
#33462used by: Cast by Arcane Missiles; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#33552cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura, DummyA different effect setup
#33553used by: Cast by Arcane Missiles; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#33832cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#33833used by: Cast by Arcane Missiles; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#33988cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura, DummyA 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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