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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)
Misdirection

Spell

Misdirection

Physical

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Hunter

Instant castVision Range

Threat caused for the next 4 sec is redirected to the target raid member.

Misdirection

Tooltip

Threat caused for the next 4 sec is redirected to the target raid member.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Misdirection is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration4 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4

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 4 separate Spell records named "Misdirection". This page is record #35079. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#34477used by: Talent: Hunter; duration: 30 sec; effect types: effect 130, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#463155effect types: noneA different effect setup
#1289896effect 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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