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<onlyinclude>{{Infobox ability
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|name=Insect Swarm
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| name = Alchemist Arbington
 
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| image = Alchemist_arbington.jpg
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|image=Spell_Nature_InsectSwarm
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|description=The enemy target is swarmed by insects, causing 1458 Nature damage over 12 sec.
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| title =
 
 
|class=[[Druid]]
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| level = 58
 
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| type =
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|type=Offensive and Utility
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|school=[[Nature]]
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| faction = Alliance
 
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|target=Unfriendly
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| city = Stormwind
 
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|cost=8% of base mana
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| race = Human
 
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|range=40 yds.
| class = [[Alchemist]]
 
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|cast_time=Instant
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| creature = Humanoid
 
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|debuff_type=Magic
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| sex = Male
 
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|debuff_desc=243 Nature damage every 2 sec.
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| location = [[Chillwind Camp]], [[Western Plaguelands]]
 
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|debuff_dur=12 sec.
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}}</onlyinclude>
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[[Insect Swarm]] is a [[DoT]] with a 12 second duration that deals nature damage. Along with [[Moonfire]], this ability accounts for a large amount of overall damage during fights when used by a Balance Druid.
   
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== Rank table ==
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{| class="darktable" style="text-align: center;"
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'''Alchemist Arbington''' is a level 58 [[quest giver]] located at [[Chillwind Camp]] in the [[contested]] territory of the [[Western Plaguelands]].
 
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!Rank!!Level!!Damage!!Training Cost
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| 1 || 30 || 144 || Talent
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|-class="alt"
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| 2 || 30 || 234 || {{Cost||60}}
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| 3 || 40 || 375 || {{Cost|1|40}}
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|-class="alt"
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| 4 || 50 || 540 || {{Cost|1|20}}
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|-
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| 5 || 60 || 744 || {{Cost|3|40}}
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|-class="alt"
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| 6 || 70 || 1032 || {{Cost|20}}
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|-
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| 7 || 80 || 1290 || {{Cost|20}}
 
|}
   
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==Notes==
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He starts the following quests:
 
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*This ability and [[Moonfire]] go hand in hand and are often applied to an enemy target within one global-cooldown of one another.
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* {{Horde Icon Small}} or {{questlong|Alliance|57|Mold Rhymes With...}}
 
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** {{questlong|Alliance|57|Skeletal Fragments}}
 
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*** {{questlong|Alliance|60|Araj's Scarab}} (Elite)
 
   
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== Improvements ==
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He ends ends the following quests:
 
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=== Talents ===
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* {{questlong|Alliance|57|Scholomance (Alliance)|Scholomance}}
 
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{| class="darktable zebra"
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** {{questlong|Alliance|57|Fire Plume Forged |Fire Plume Forged}}
 
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|-
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*** {{questlong|Alliance|57|Skeletal Fragments}}
 
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! Talent !! Points Needed
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**** {{questlong|Alliance|60|Araj's Scarab}} (Elite)
 
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|-
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| [[Moonfury]]
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| Balance (Starts With)
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|-
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| [[Nature's Grace]] (3)
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| Balance (0)
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|-
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| [[Nature's Majesty]] (2)
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| Balance (0)
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|-
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| [[Genesis]] (3)
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| Balance (5)
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|-
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| [[Moonglow (Druid Talent)]] (3)
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| Balance (5)
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|-
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| [[Balance of Power]] (2)
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| Balance (5)
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| [[Shooting Stars]] (2)
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| Balance (10)
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|-
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|}
   
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=== Related Glyphs ===
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He also sells [[Arcane Quickener]], a reagent used in the repeatable Argent Dawn reputation quests.
 
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[[Glyph of Insect Swarm]] increases the damage of [[Insect Swarm]] by 30%. Thus this is often considered one of the best prime glyphs to maximize damage for a Balance Druid.
   
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==Tips and Tactics==
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See [[List of Western Plaguelands NPCs]].
 
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*Use in conjunction with [[Moonfire]].
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*Unlike most (all?) Druid spells, Insect Swarm does not interrupt the swing timer.<ref>{{ref web
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|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=2509262193&sid=1
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|date=10/19/2007 12:28:44 PM PDT
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|title=Casting and Swing Timer
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|author=[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/Echo%20Isles/Erdluf/ Erdluf]
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|publisher=World of Warcraft US Forums
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|accessdate=2009-08-23}}</ref>
   
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== RPG ==
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== Patch changes ==
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* {{Patch 4.0.1|note=No longer a talent, available to all druids.}}
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{{RPG-section}}
 
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* {{Patch 3.1.0|note=The bonus damage from spell power on this damage-over-time ability has been increased significantly to match similar spells on other classes (from 76% to 120%).}}
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Arbington is helping [[High Priestess MacDonnell]] remove the taint of the [[Scourge]] upon the [[Plaguelands]]. With the help of adventurers, they think an experimental [[potion]] can reverse the effects of the Scourge [[cauldron]]s.{{cite|APG|151}} {{cite|DF|126}}
 
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* {{Patch 3.0.3|note=Tooltip corrected to indicate it does not affect hit chance with spells.}}
   
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==External links==
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== References ==
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{{reflist}}
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== External links ==
 
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{{classfooter|Druid}}
   
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[[es:Enjambre de insectos]]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arbington, Alchemist}}
 
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[[Category:Human quest givers]]
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[[Category:Druid abilities]]
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[[Category:Specialty vendors]]
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[[Category:Nature spells]]
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Revision as of 18:48, 1 January 2011

Insect Swarm
Spell nature insectswarm
  • Insect Swarm
  • Druid ability
  • 40 s. yd range
  • 8% of base mana
  • Instant
  • The enemy target is swarmed by insects, causing 1458 Nature damage over 12 sec.
Properties
Class Druid
School Nature
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Related debuff
Spell nature insectswarm
  • Magic
  • Insect Swarm
  • 243 Nature damage every 2 sec.
  • Duration: 12 sec.

[[Category:druid abilities]][[Category:druid abilities]]

Spell nature insectswarm [Insect Swarm] is a DoT with a 12 second duration that deals nature damage. Along with Spell nature starfall [Moonfire], this ability accounts for a large amount of overall damage during fights when used by a Balance Druid.

Rank table

Rank Level Damage Training Cost
1 30 144 Talent
2 30 234 60s
3 40 375 1g 40s
4 50 540 1g 20s
5 60 744 3g 40s
6 70 1032 20g
7 80 1290 20g

Notes

  • This ability and Spell nature starfall [Moonfire] go hand in hand and are often applied to an enemy target within one global-cooldown of one another.

Improvements

Talents

Talent Points Needed
Spell nature moonglow [Moonfury] Balance (Starts With)
Spell nature naturesblessing [Nature's Grace] (3) Balance (0)
Inv staff 01 [Nature's Majesty] (2) Balance (0)
Spell nature preservation [Genesis] (3) Balance (5)
Moonglow (Druid Talent) (3) Balance (5)
Ability druid balanceofpower [Balance of Power] (2) Balance (5)
Spell priest divinestar shadow2 [Shooting Stars] (2) Balance (10)

Related Glyphs

Inv glyph primedruid [Glyph of Insect Swarm] increases the damage of Spell nature insectswarm [Insect Swarm] by 30%. Thus this is often considered one of the best prime glyphs to maximize damage for a Balance Druid.

Tips and Tactics

  • Use in conjunction with Spell nature starfall [Moonfire].
  • Unlike most (all?) Druid spells, Insect Swarm does not interrupt the swing timer.[1]

Patch changes

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): No longer a talent, available to all druids.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): The bonus damage from spell power on this damage-over-time ability has been increased significantly to match similar spells on other classes (from 76% to 120%).
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): Tooltip corrected to indicate it does not affect hit chance with spells.

References

 
  1. ^ Erdluf 2007-10-19. Casting and Swing Timer. World of Warcraft US Forums. Retrieved on 2009-08-23.

External links