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Wrath of the Lich KingWrath of the Lich King era data from Blizzard's titan client, build 3.80.2.69874Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Burning Tar

Spell

Burning Tar

Fire

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Instant castSelf Only

The flaming tar deals Fire damage to nearby enemies.

Burning Tar

Tooltip

The flaming tar deals Fire damage to nearby enemies.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Burning Tar is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 5400. Its area radius is 15 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Flames.

What it does

Burning Tar is a Fire spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Fire damage (base value 5400) in a 15 yard radius. It also casts Flames.

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

SchoolFire
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 5400
Radius: 15 yards
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Flames

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Burning Tar 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 14 separate Spell records named "Burning Tar". This page is record #62290. 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
#14796duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#14797used by: Cast by Burning Tar; duration: 21 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#111736effect types: noneA different effect setup
#254932effect types: noneA different effect setup
#254933used by: Cast by Burning Tar; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#254934effect types: noneA different effect setup
#254944effect types: noneA different effect setup
#256640effect types: noneA different effect setup
#256641effect types: noneA different effect setup
#256660used by: Cast by Burning Tar; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#256663effect types: noneA different effect setup
#358947journal encounter: Timecap'n Hooktail; effect types: noneA different caster

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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