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Frostbolt

Spell

Frostbolt

Frost

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Mage

1.5 secMedium Range

Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy causing 20 to 30 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.

Frostbolt

Tooltip

Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy causing 20 to 30 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Frostbolt costs 25 Mana. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Frostbolt is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -50. It applies the ensnared mechanic.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 20.

What it does

Frostbolt is a Frost spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the ensnared mechanic and deals Frost damage (base value 20).

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

SchoolFrost
Cost25 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time1.5 sec
Duration5 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50
Mechanic: Ensnared
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 20

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.

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Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 202 separate Spell records named "Frostbolt". This page is record #13439. 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
#9672cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#11538cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#12675cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#13322cast time: 3 sec; duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15043cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15497cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15530cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#16249cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#17503cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#20297cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#20792cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#20806cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA 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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