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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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Instant castVision Range

Physical spell.

Summon Skeleton

How it works

Summon Skeleton is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Summon (effect type 28). Its base value is 1. Its area radius is 1 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Summon (effect type 28). Its base value is 1. Its area radius is 1 yards.

What it does

Summon Skeleton is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 5 min. When cast it summons a creature in a 1 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
Range100 yards (Vision Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration5 min
Effect #1Summon (28)
Value: 1
Misc value: 16983, 64
Radius: 1 yards
Effect #2Summon (28)
Value: 1
Misc value: 16981, 64
Radius: 1 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 #29223. 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
#8853duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon Pet; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#17204cast time: 2 sec; duration: 1 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#17490duration: 1 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#20464duration: 4 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33984used by: Cast by Raise Dead Template; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#40270school: Shadow; duration: 10 min; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#41074used by: Cast by Raise Dead; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#41174duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#41948school: Shadow; duration: 10 min; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#41949school: Shadow; duration: 10 min; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#41950school: Shadow; duration: 10 min; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#49432used by: Cast by Skeleton Summon Cue; duration: until cancelled; effect types: SummonA helper record another spell casts

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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