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Shockwave

Spell

Shockwave

Physical

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Warrior

Instant cast20 sec cooldownSelf Only

Sends a wave of force in front of the warrior, causing damage (based on attack power) and stunning all enemy targets within 10 yards in a frontal cone for 4 sec.

Shockwave

Tooltip

Sends a wave of force in front of the warrior, causing damage (based on attack power) and stunning all enemy targets within 10 yards in a frontal cone for 4 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Shockwave costs 15 Rage. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. It applies the stunned mechanic. Its area radius is 10 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its area radius is 10 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 75.

What it does

Shockwave is a Physical spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 20 sec cooldown and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the stunned mechanic in a 10 yard radius and deals Physical damage in a 10 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

SchoolPhysical
Cost15 Rage
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown20 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration4 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Mechanic: Stunned
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #3Dummy (3)
Value: 75

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?

Shockwave appears in: 3 talents.

Talents

  • Shockwave for Warrior (Arms, Fury, Protection)Talent
  • Shockwave for Warrior (Arms, Fury, Protection) (definition #121971)Talent
  • Shockwave (a talent definition no current talent tree places)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 120 separate Spell records named "Shockwave". This page is record #46968. 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
#25425school: Nature; duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33686school: Nature; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#55636duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#55918different tooltip textA variant record
#57728duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#57741duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#58947duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#58977duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62246effect types: noneA different effect setup
#63783journal encounter: Kologarn; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#63982used by: Cast by Arm Sweep; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#65843effect 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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