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Arcane Detonation

Spell

Arcane Detonation

Arcane

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Instant castVision Range

Arcane spell.

Arcane Detonation

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 200. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 8 yards.

What it does

Arcane Detonation is an Arcane spell with an instant cast and a range of 100 yards. When cast it deals Arcane damage (base value 200) in an 8 yard radius.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolArcane
Range100 yards (Vision Range)
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 200
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 8 yards

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Arcane Detonation sounds

The sounds the game plays when Arcane Detonation is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

MAGE_ArcaneMissile_ImpactSoundKit 3333

  1. Arcanemissileimpact1a1.8s · ID 569631 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. Arcanemissileimpact1b1.6s · ID 569565 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. Arcanemissileimpact1c2.1s · ID 569554 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Ma Arcaneorb Impact 01SoundKit 229725

  1. Ma Arcaneorb Impact 011.9s · ID 959721 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. Ma Arcaneorb Impact 022.2s · ID 959723 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. Ma Arcaneorb Impact 031.6s · ID 959725 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  4. Ma Arcaneorb Impact 041.6s · ID 959727 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Arcane Detonation appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 38 separate Spell records named "Arcane Detonation". This page is record #23722. 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
#68602effect types: noneA different effect setup
#159344effect types: noneA different effect setup
#159345effect types: noneA different effect setup
#181506effect types: noneA different effect setup
#232026effect types: noneA different effect setup
#232028used by: Cast by Arcane Detonation; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#241041effect types: noneA different effect setup
#291231used by: Cast by Wild Arcane Bombardment; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#300518journal encounter: Queen Azshara; effect types: noneA different caster
#300519effect types: noneA different effect setup
#358519effect types: noneA different effect setup
#371605effect 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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