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Chains of Ice

Spell

Chains of Ice

Frost

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1 secLong Range

Forms icy chains around the enemy, locking the target in place for 6 sec.

Chains of Ice

Tooltip

Forms icy chains around the enemy, locking the target in place for 6 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 26. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Chains of Ice is a Frost spell with a 1 sec cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the rooted mechanic.

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

SchoolFrost
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time1 sec
Duration6 sec
MechanicRooted
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Spell power coefficient: 1

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 21 separate Spell records named "Chains of Ice". This page is record #72171. 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
#22745used by: Cast by Chains of Ice; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Power Burn; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#29991cast time: instant; duration: 10 secA variant record
#39268duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#45524used by: Death Knight; cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy, School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#53534cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#58464cast time: instant; duration: 4 secA variant record
#61077cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#65173duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#65174used by: Cast by Chains of Ice; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Power Burn; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#66020cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#79899cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#96294cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record

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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