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Inferno

Spell

Inferno

Shadow

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1.5 sec10 min cooldownMedium Range

Summons a meteor from the Twisting Nether, causing 200 Fire damage and stunning all enemy targets in the area for 2 sec.

Inferno

Tooltip

Summons a meteor from the Twisting Nether, causing 200 Fire damage and stunning all enemy targets in the area for 2 sec. An Infernal rises from the crater, under the command of the caster for 1 min.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Summon (effect type 28). Its base value is 50. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 10 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Inferno Effect.

What it does

Inferno is a Shadow spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 30 yards, a 10 min cooldown and effects that last 1 min. When cast it summons a creature in a 10 yard radius. It also casts Inferno 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

SchoolShadow
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time1.5 sec
Cooldown10 min
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration1 min
Effect #1Summon (28)
Value: 50
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 89, 711
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Inferno 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.

Reagents

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Inferno appears in: 2 talents.

Talents

  • Summon Infernal for Warlock (Affliction, Demonology, Destruction)Talent
  • Summon Infernal for Warlock (Affliction, Demonology, Destruction) (definition #120970)Talent

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 62 separate Spell records named "Inferno". This page is record #1122. 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
#19695school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#19698school: Fire; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#24670cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31299cast time: 3.5 sec; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33679cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34249cast time: 3 sec; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#35268school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#35283school: Fire; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#37625cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38939cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39346school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39941cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA 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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