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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)
Ruthlessness

Spell

Ruthlessness

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castSelf Only

Gives your melee finishing moves a chance to add a combo point to your target.

Ruthlessness

Tooltip

Gives your melee finishing moves a chance to add a combo point to your target.

How it works

Its aura has a 60% chance to proc when its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. It scales with 1 times spell power. It triggers Ruthlessness.

What it does

Ruthlessness is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Ruthlessness (record #14157).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chance60%
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Spell power coefficient: 1
Trigger spell: Ruthlessness

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?

Ruthlessness appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

  • Ruthlessness for Rogue (Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety)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 2 separate Spell records named "Ruthlessness". This page is record #14161. 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
#1258235effect 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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