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Blast Wave
Spell holy excorcism 02
  • Blast Wave
  • Mage ability
  • 40 s yd range
  • 7% of base mana
  • 15 sec cooldown
  • Instant
  • A wave of flame radiates outward from the target location, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for X Fire damage and are slowed by 70% for 3 sec.
Properties
Class Mage
School Fire
Cooldown 15 sec
Radius 8 yds
Talents
Talent tree Fire, Tier 3
Improvements Spell fire masterofelements [Master of Elements], Ignite, Spell holy greaterheal [Fire Power], Spell fire lavaspawn [Molten Fury], Spell frost frostshock [Shatter], Spell frost frostbolt [Piercing Ice]
Related debuff
Spell holy excorcism 02
  • Blast Wave
  • Dazed.
  • Duration: 3 seconds

[[Category:mage abilities]][[Category:mage abilities]]

Blast Wave is a mage spell that deals Fire damage and dazes all enemies within 8 yards of the target location. The spell is an instant area of effect. The daze effect lasts for 3 seconds, and the spell has a 15 second cooldown.

Notes

There is some confusion over Blast Wave's daze effect. The daze itself (which is also called 'Blast Wave') is classified as being in the physical school, however, it is different from other daze effects in that it is an effect of a magic spell. Any ability that removes movement impairing effects or remove's harmful spell effects thus also removes the daze from Blast Wave. This includes, but is not limited to, a paladin's Spell holy sealofvalor [Blessing of Freedom], a rogue's Spell shadow nethercloak [Cloak of Shadows], or any immunity granting effects such as Spell frost frost [Ice Block] or Spell holy divineshield [Divine Shield]. Similarly, the daze effect from Blast Wave does not dismount players. There are reports, however, of players being dismounted by blast wave due to the knock back effect being added in patch 3.0. The knock back effect was subsequently removed in patch 4.0.1.

Improvements

Talents

Blast Wave deals fire damage, and thus gains the benefit of the talents Spell fire masterofelements [Master of Elements], Ignite, Spell holy greaterheal [Fire Power], Spell fire lavaspawn [Molten Fury].

As with all mage spells capable of critical hits Spell fire lavaspawn [Molten Fury], Spell frost frostbolt [Piercing Ice] and Spell frost frostshock [Shatter] can increase the effective damage output of this spell.

Glyphs

Inv glyph majormage20
  • Glyph of Blast Wave
  • Major Glyph
  • Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph.

    Increases the duration of Blast Wave's slowing effect by 1 sec.
  • Classes: Mage
  • Requires Level 29
  • Sell Price: 1s

Source

This item is created by Inscription (75); discovered through Inv inscription tradeskill01 [Minor Inscription Research].

Materials required:
Inv inscription papyrus 3x [Light Parchment] Inv inscription inkpurple01 1x [Ink of the Sea]

Patch changes

  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Removed. Existing glyphs converted to Inv glyph majormage [Glyph of Remove Curse].
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Became a major glyph. This glyph now increases the duration of Blast Wave's slowing effect by 1 sec. (previously reduced mana cost by 15% and removed knock-back effect).
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Added.

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Tips and tactics

With the talent Improved Flamestrike, Blast Wave is best used before Spell fire selfdestruct [Flamestrike] on aoe packs, allowing the talent to proc a free Spell fire selfdestruct [Flamestrike] on the target area.

This spell was previously cast in the same situations as Spell nature wispsplode [Arcane Explosion], with the added benefit of snaring everything it hits, and knocking them back a few yards.

Between Blast Wave, Spell frost frostnova [Frost Nova], Spell frost glacier [Cone of Cold], Spell arcane blink [Blink], Cold Armors, and Spell frost frostbolt02 [Frostbolt], a mage is a slippery target to catch.

This spell adds another spell to both the mage's area damage and crowd control lists. It deals excellent damage, and the daze allows a mage to run clear and start another spell before the targets come back to full speed.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Blastwave knockback effect

Patch changes

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now has a 40 yards range. Cooldown reduced from 30 to 15 sec. A wave of flame radiates outward from the target location, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 761.84 to 897.94 Fire damage and are slowed by 70% for 3 sec.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): The mana cost of this talent has been significantly reduced.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): No longer receives double the intended critical strike bonus from Combustion.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added a knockback effect to the spell. Targets are now thrown between 10 and 15 yards away from the caster.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.11.0 (2006-06-19): The bonus this spell receives from effects that increase spell damage has been increased.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.9.0 (2006-01-03): Will now show spell data in the talent page.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Will now cause damage to targets immune to immobilizing effects.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.3.0 (2005-03-07): Damage radius fixed so damage properly extends to 10 yd.
  • Test-inline Patch 0.9 (2004-08-17): Training costs have been added to replacements

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