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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)
Tidal Wave

Spell

Tidal Wave

Physical

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2 secLong Range

Surge forward through enemies in a line.

Tidal Wave

Tooltip

Surge forward through enemies in a line.

How it works

Tidal Wave is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 149, which the datamine does not name. Its area radius is 40 yards.

What it does

Tidal Wave is a spell with a 2 sec cast and a range of 40 yards.

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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time2 sec
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Effect #2Effect 149
Radius: 40 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Tidal Wave appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 44 separate Spell records named "Tidal Wave". This page is record #62653. 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
#37730school: Frost; duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59627cast time: 0.2 sec; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59635cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#62652cast time: instant; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#62654school: Frost; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62655cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#62934cast time: instant; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#62935no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#62936school: Frost; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#68249effect types: noneA different effect setup
#73492cast time: instant; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#147820effect 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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