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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)
Summon Skeleton

Spell

Summon Skeleton

Physical

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2 secSelf Only

Summons 1 Skeletons to aid the caster in battle for 1 min.

Summon Skeleton

Tooltip

Summons 1 Skeletons to aid the caster in battle for 1 min.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Summon (effect type 28). Its base value is 1. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 5 yards.

What it does

Summon Skeleton is a spell with a 2 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 1 min. When cast it summons a creature in a 5 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
RangeSelf Only
Cast time2 sec
Duration1 min
Effect #1Summon (28)
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 6412, 61
Radius: 5 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 35 separate Spell records named "Summon Skeleton". This page is record #17204. 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
#261school: Frost; cast time: instant; duration: 500 minA variant record
#8853cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon Pet; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#17490cast time: instant; different tooltip textA variant record
#20464cast time: instant; duration: 4 minA variant record
#29223cast time: instant; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon, SummonA different effect setup
#33984used by: Cast by Raise Dead Template; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#40270school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 10 minA variant record
#41074used by: Cast by Raise Dead; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#41174cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA variant record
#41948school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 10 minA variant record
#41949school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 10 minA variant record
#41950school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 10 minA variant record

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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