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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)
Spotlight

Spell

Spotlight

Physical

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Instant castInteract Range

Summons a spotlight at the caster's location for 15 sec that buffs anyone inside it.

Spotlight

Tooltip

Summons a spotlight at the caster's location for 15 sec that buffs anyone inside it.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179). Its area radius is 2 yards.

What it does

Spotlight is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect in a 2 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
Range5 yards (Interact Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration15 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 22758
Radius: 2 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 23 separate Spell records named "Spotlight". This page is record #29683. 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
#25823duration: 3 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#25824duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#32214duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#34126duration: 168 hr; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#35259used by: Cast by Moonshroud; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#35498duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#41347duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#46975duration: 4.5 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#62165duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#73292effect types: noneA different effect setup
#77589effect types: noneA different effect setup
#81431effect 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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