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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)
Sludge Nova

Spell

Sludge Nova

Nature

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2.5 secMedium Range

Shoots poison at a group of enemies, inflicting Nature damage, then additional damage every 3 sec for 10 sec.

Sludge Nova

Tooltip

Shoots poison at a group of enemies, inflicting Nature damage, then additional damage every 3 sec for 10 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 4. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Sludge Nova is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 140, which the datamine does not name. It triggers Sludge Nova.
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Sludge Nova.

What it does

Sludge Nova is a Nature spell with a 2.5 sec cast and a range of 30 yards. It also casts Sludge Nova (record #40104) and Sludge Nova (record #40103). It stacks up to 3 times.

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

SchoolNature
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time2.5 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 4
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks3
Effect #1Effect 140
Trigger spell: Sludge Nova
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Sludge Nova

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 4 separate Spell records named "Sludge Nova". This page is record #40102. 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
#40103used by: Cast by Sludge Nova; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#40104used by: Cast by Sludge Nova; cast time: instant; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#228390journal encounter: Helya; 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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