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Thorns

Spell

Thorns

Arcane

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Instant castSelf Only

When struck in combat inflicts 3 Arcane damage to the attacker.

Thorns

Tooltip

When struck in combat inflicts 3 Arcane damage to the attacker.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 15. Its base value is 3.

What it does

Thorns is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.70576. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolArcane
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 15
Value: 3

Raw client values from the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.70576. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Thorns 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 29 separate Spell records named "Thorns". This page is record #15438. 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
#467school: Nature; duration: 10 min; different tooltip textA variant record
#21335school: Nature; duration: 10 min; different tooltip textA variant record
#21337school: Nature; duration: 10 min; different tooltip textA variant record
#22351school: Nature; different tooltip textA variant record
#22696school: Nature; different tooltip textA variant record
#25640school: Nature; different tooltip textA variant record
#25777school: Nature; different tooltip textA variant record
#31271effect types: noneA different effect setup
#33907effect types: noneA different effect setup
#34343effect types: noneA different effect setup
#34663effect types: noneA different effect setup
#35361effect 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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