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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)
Impale

Spell

Impale

Physical

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Instant castExtra Long Range

Throws a spear at a target, dealing 3770 to 4230 damage and an additional 3000 damage every 3 sec.

Impale

Tooltip

Throws a spear at a target, dealing 3770 to 4230 damage and an additional 3000 damage every 3 sec. for 9 sec.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 3770.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 3000 per tick. It applies the bleeding mechanic. It ticks every 3 sec, 3 times over the full 9 sec (9000 base in total).

What it does

Impale is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 60 yards and effects that last 9 sec. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 3770) and applies an aura with the bleeding mechanic every 3 sec. The client files the whole spell under the bleeding mechanic.

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
Range60 yards (Extra Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration9 sec
MechanicBleeding
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 3770
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 3000
Mechanic: Bleeding
Period: every 3 sec

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 159 separate Spell records named "Impale". This page is record #59268. 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
#56090duration: none; effect types: Dummy, School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#58459duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#58666duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Sanctuary; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#58672used by: Cast by Stomp; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#58978duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#59256duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59446duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#60882duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Sanctuary; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#61164duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#62310duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62331duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62418journal encounter: Thorim; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA 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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