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Blink

Spell

Blink

Arcane

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Mage

Instant castSelf Only

Teleports you forward or until reaching an obstacle, and frees you from all stuns and bonds.

Blink

Tooltip

Teleports you forward or until reaching an obstacle, and frees you from all stuns and bonds.

Gain a shield that absorbs 3% of your maximum health for 15 sec after you Blink.

How it works

It works on charges (charge category 1446); the charge count and recharge time live in a client table the datamine does not carry, so they are not stated here. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

Blink is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Leap (effect type 29). Its area radius is 20 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 77. It scales with 0.25 times spell power.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 77. It scales with 0.25 times spell power.

What it does

Blink is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 0.3 sec. When cast it leaps the caster up to 20 yards and applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolArcane
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Recovery time0.5 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
ChargesCharge category id 1446 (charge count not in the datamine)
Duration0.3 sec
Effect #1Leap (29)
Radius: 20 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 77
Spell power coefficient: 0.25
Misc value: 12
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 77
Spell power coefficient: 0.25
Misc value: 7

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

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Blink appears in: 1 talent and 1 skill line.

Talents

  • Blink (a talent definition no current talent tree places)Talent

Skill lines

  • Mage (Mage), learned automaticallySkill line

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 127 separate Spell records named "Blink". This page is record #1953. 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
#14514duration: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#21655school: Nature; duration: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#28391school: Nature; duration: 1 sec; effect types: Dummy, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#28401school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Teleport; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#29208school: Nature; duration: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#29209school: Nature; duration: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#29210school: Nature; duration: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#29211school: Nature; duration: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#29883duration: 1 sec; effect types: Dummy, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#29884school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: TeleportA different effect setup
#29966school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#29967school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Teleport; 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted3 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 20 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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