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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)
Scorch

Spell

Scorch

Fire

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Instant castSelf Only

Fires a jet of flame, burning all enemies in front of the caster within 30 yards, dealing 3770 to 4230 Fire damage every half-second for 3 sec.

Scorch

Tooltip

Fires a jet of flame, burning all enemies in front of the caster within 30 yards, dealing 3770 to 4230 Fire damage every half-second for 3 sec. Additionally, the ground is scorched by this effect causing it to catch on fire, dealing 3016 to 3384 Fire damage every second to all enemies. Iron Constructs within this radius will begin to heat up, eventually becoming molten.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 3770. Its area radius is 30 yards.

What it does

Scorch is a Fire spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Fire damage (base value 3770) in a 30 yard radius.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 3770
Radius: 30 yards

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?

Scorch appears in: 1 spell that casts 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 45 separate Spell records named "Scorch". This page is record #63473. 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
#47723cast time: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#50183cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#56938cast time: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#62546duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62548duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62549difficulty rows: 10 Player; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#62551school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#62553difficulty rows: 10 Player; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#63474journal encounter: Ignis the Furnace Master; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different caster
#63475journal encounter: Ignis the Furnace MasterA different caster
#63476duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#75412difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; cast time: 1 sec; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version

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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