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Slow

Spell

Slow

Arcane

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Instant castSelf Only

Increases the time between an enemy's melee and ranged attacks by 50%, increases casting time and slows its movement for until cancelled.

Slow

Tooltip

Increases the time between an enemy's melee and ranged attacks by 50%, increases casting time and slows its movement for until cancelled.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 65. Its base value is -50.

What it does

Slow 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 MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolArcane
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 65
Value: -50

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 32 separate Spell records named "Slow". This page is record #110907. 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
#31589duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31741duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32921duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32922duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#35032difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#36843cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38663cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#79880duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#89728school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#157582effect types: noneA different effect setup
#157586effect types: noneA different effect setup
#157801journal encounter: Imperator Mar'gok; effect types: noneA different caster

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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