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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)
Fire Shield

Spell

Fire Shield

Fire

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1 sec15 sec cooldownMedium Range

Surrounds an ally with a shield of flame that inflicts 5 Fire damage to nearby enemies every 3 sec.

Fire Shield

Tooltip

Surrounds an ally with a shield of flame that inflicts 5 Fire damage to nearby enemies every 3 sec. Lasts 1 min.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 3 sec, 20 times over the full 1 min. It triggers Fire Shield Effect.

What it does

Fire Shield is a Fire spell with a 1 sec cast, a range of 30 yards, a 15 sec cooldown and effects that last 1 min. When cast it applies an aura every 3 sec. It also casts Fire Shield Effect.

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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time1 sec
Cooldown15 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration1 min
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 3 sec
Trigger spell: Fire Shield Effect

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 47 separate Spell records named "Fire Shield". This page is record #134. 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
#184different tooltip textA variant record
#2601duration: 30 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#2602duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#3053used by: Cast by Fire Shield; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#3054used by: Cast by Fire Shield; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#11350cast time: instant; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#11351used by: Cast by Fire Shield; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#11968used by: Cast by Fire Shield; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#13376cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#18968cast time: instant; duration: 10 min; different tooltip textA variant record
#19627cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30513cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA 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.

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