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Frost Nova

Spell

Frost Nova

Frost

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Instant castSelf Only

Frost Nova Visual Only.

Frost Nova

Tooltip

Frost Nova Visual Only.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Frost Nova is a Frost spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). The client files the whole spell under the rooted mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolFrost
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
MechanicRooted
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Radius: 10 yards

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 83 separate Spell records named "Frost Nova". This page is record #34326. 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
#29849duration: 6 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30094duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31250duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32192duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32365duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#36989duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38033cast time: 2 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39035duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39063duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#43426duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#44177duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#45905duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, 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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