InterfaceClassicRetailClassicForever

Raid Warning

The urgent horn behind every /rw message in a raid.

Art: Icecrown Citadel loading screen · Blizzard Entertainment. Icecrown Citadel: raid warnings by the dozen

0:00 / 1.3s

Download MP3MP3 ~199k · 31 KB iPhone ringtone (.m4r)iPhone ringtone .m4r · 1.3s OGG / DiscordDiscord soundboard .ogg · fits ≤5.2s

How to install it on a phone, Discord, Windows or a stream

Where you hear it

The raid warning channel exists to shout instructions over the chaos of a boss fight, and raidwarning.ogg is the audio half of that shout. The message appears in big letters in the middle of every raider's screen at the same moment. Boss-mod addons reuse the sound for their own urgent alerts, so the tone became linked with 'move now' moments. It is short and sharp, mixed to cut through spell effects. Many raiders can identify it from a single beat.

TriggerPlays when a raid leader or assistant posts to the raid warning channel (/rw), alongside large centre-screen text.

In the game client

Client path	`sound/interface/raidwarning.ogg`
FileDataID	567397
Expansion	Classic
Game versions	Retail, Classic, Forever
Duration	1.3s
Sample rate	22,050 Hz
Channels	Mono
MP3 size	31 KB
M4R size	16 KB
OGG size	14 KB

Use it as

Ringtone

On a phone call the 1.3-second Raid Warning clip is over in a blink, so set it to loop and let it repeat until you answer.

Notification sound

Over a text, a 1.3-second alert mixed to cut through combat noise registers instantly and is hard to confuse with a stock phone chime.

Discord soundboard

On a soundboard the 1.3-second Raid Warning clip lands and finishes before anyone has to stop talking.

Alarm

As an alarm, Raid Warning was built to be heard over game audio, and it loops without a gap until you are up.

iPhone

Tap iPhone ringtone (.m4r) above and choose Download.
Open the Files app, go to Downloads and open the file.
Tap Share, then Use as Ringtone (iOS 26).
Pick it in Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Ringtone or Text Tone.

Full iPhone steps, including older iOS

Android

Tap Download MP3 above.
Open Settings, Sound & vibration, then Phone ringtone or Default notification sound.
Tap My sounds, then +, and pick the MP3 from Downloads.

Full Android steps, Pixel and Samsung

Discord

Download the OGG or MP3 above.
Open Server Settings, Soundboard, Upload Sound, and pick the file.
Name it and choose an emoji. You need the Manage Expressions permission.

Discord takes clips up to 5.2 seconds and 512 KB; this one fits.

Windows

Windows sound schemes only take WAV files, so convert the MP3 to WAV first (Audacity or any audio converter does it in one export).
Open Settings, System, Sound, More sound settings, then the Sounds tab.
Pick an event such as Notification, click Browse, choose the WAV, then Apply.

OBS alert

Download the MP3 above.
In your alert tool (Streamlabs or StreamElements) set it as the alert sound file.
Or in OBS add a Media Source with the MP3, untick Loop, and fire it with a hotkey.