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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)
Decapitate

Spell

Decapitate

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

Attempts to decapitate the target, causing 1630 to 2438 damage.

Decapitate

Tooltip

Attempts to decapitate the target, causing 1630 to 2438 damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 1630.

What it does

Decapitate is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 1630).

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

SchoolPhysical
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 1630

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?

Decapitate 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 24 separate Spell records named "Decapitate". This page is record #24241. 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
#25669effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#54670cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#96682effect types: noneA different effect setup
#96684effect types: noneA different effect setup
#134912effect types: noneA different effect setup
#134916effect types: noneA different effect setup
#134919effect types: noneA different effect setup
#134990effect types: noneA different effect setup
#134992effect types: noneA different effect setup
#135000effect types: noneA different effect setup
#135549effect types: noneA different effect setup
#144093effect 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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