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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)
Mortar

Spell

Mortar

Fire

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Shoots a volley of rockets at the target and anyone within range of the target.

Mortar

Tooltip

Shoots a volley of rockets at the target and anyone within range of the target.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Mortar is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 11101. Its area radius is 11 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 87, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 315. Its area radius is 11 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Flames.

What it does

Mortar is a Fire spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range. When cast it deals Fire damage (base value 11101) in an 11 yard radius. It also casts Flames.

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 11101
Radius: 11 yards
Effect #2Effect 87
Value: 315
Radius: 11 yards
Effect #3Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Flames

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?

Mortar appears in: 2 spells that cast it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 35 separate Spell records named "Mortar". This page is record #62635. 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
#25003duration: 5 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33861effect types: Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39695duration: 5 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62634journal encounter: Flame Leviathan; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different caster
#134186effect types: noneA different effect setup
#134188effect types: noneA different effect setup
#156529effect types: noneA different effect setup
#156530journal encounter: Blackhand; effect types: noneA different caster
#179900effect types: noneA different effect setup
#179901effect types: noneA different effect setup
#193168effect types: noneA different effect setup
#193169effect 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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