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Fear

Spell

Fear

Shadow

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Instant castShort Range

Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for 6 sec.

Fear

Tooltip

Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for 6 sec. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7.

What it does

Fear is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 20 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the fleeing mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.70003. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range20 yards (Short Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration6 sec
MechanicFleeing
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7

Raw client values from the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.70003. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Fear appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

  • FearTriggers this spell

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 84 separate Spell records named "Fear". This page is record #29168. 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
#26580duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#26661effect types: noneA different effect setup
#27641cast time: 1 secA variant record
#27990cast time: 1 sec; duration: 4 secA variant record
#29321effect types: noneA different effect setup
#30002different tooltip textA variant record
#30530effect types: noneA different effect setup
#30584effect types: noneA different effect setup
#30615used by: Cast by Brined Shell; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#31358effect types: noneA different effect setup
#31970effect types: noneA different effect setup
#32241effect 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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