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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)
Whirlwind

Spell

Whirlwind

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind of steel that lasts 6 sec.

Whirlwind

Tooltip

Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind of steel that lasts 6 sec. and inflicts normal damage plus 300.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 6 times over the full 6 sec. It triggers Whirlwind.

What it does

Whirlwind is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Whirlwind (record #15589).

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 timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Whirlwind

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 254 separate Spell records named "Whirlwind". This page is record #36132. 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
#33238duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#33239used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#33500journal encounter: Thorim; duration: 2 sec; different tooltip textA different caster
#36142no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#36175used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: none; effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#36981effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#36982used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#37640duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37641used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, effect 77; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#37704cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38618cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38619used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA 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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