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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)
Mining

Spell

Mining

Physical

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3.2 secInteract Range

Raising mining to an art form.

Mining

Tooltip

Raising mining to an art form. Gives a potential mining skill of 300.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Open Lock (effect type 33).
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 118, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 4. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Mining is a spell with a 3.2 sec cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it opens a lock.

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 (Interact Range)
Cast time3.2 sec
Effect #1Open Lock (33)
Misc value: 3
Effect #2Effect 118
Value: 4
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 186

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?

Mining appears in: 1 skill line and 1 teaching spell.

Skill lines

  • Mining, replaces MiningSkill line

Teaching spells

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

Related

More Mining spells

Earth ShatterEarth Shatter
Enchanted ThoriumEnchanted Thorium
Find MineralsFind Minerals
Fire SunderFire Sunder
MiningMining
Smelt AdamantiteSmelt Adamantite
Smelt BronzeSmelt Bronze
Smelt CobaltSmelt Cobalt
Smelt CopperSmelt Copper
Smelt Dark IronSmelt Dark Iron
Smelt ElementiumSmelt Elementium
Smelt EterniumSmelt Eternium

Every Mining spell

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 67 separate Spell records named "Mining". This page is record #10248. 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
#2575subtext: Apprentice; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#2576subtext: Journeyman; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#3564subtext: Expert; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#13612used by: Enchanting; cast time: 5 sec; effect types: Enchant Item; different tooltip textA different owner
#29354subtext: Master; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#32606cast time: 1.6 sec; effect types: effect 95A different effect setup
#50310subtext: Grand Master; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#74517effect types: noneA different effect setup
#102161effect types: noneA different effect setup
#135120effect types: noneA different effect setup
#158754effect types: noneA different effect setup
#170599effect 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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