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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)
Pierce Armor

Spell

Pierce Armor

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

Reduces an enemy's armor by 50% for 8 sec.

Pierce Armor

Tooltip

Reduces an enemy's armor by 50% for 8 sec.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1 sec global cooldown. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 101. Its base value is -50.

What it does

Pierce Armor is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 8 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
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 101
Value: -50
Misc value: 1

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 13 separate Spell records named "Pierce Armor". This page is record #53418. 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
#6016duration: 20 secA variant record
#12097duration: 20 secA variant record
#38187duration: 20 secA variant record
#39214no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#46202duration: 10 secA variant record
#55318duration: 10 secA variant record
#86070effect types: noneA different effect setup
#126463effect types: noneA different effect setup
#153794effect types: noneA different effect setup
#218990effect types: noneA different effect setup
#270380effect types: noneA different effect setup
#424414journal encounter: Captain Dailcry; effect types: noneA 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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