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Faerie Fire

Spell

Faerie Fire

Nature

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2 sec30 sec cooldownMedium Range

Reduces an enemy's armor by 30 for 15 sec.

Faerie Fire

Tooltip

Reduces an enemy's armor by 30 for 15 sec. While affected, the target cannot use stealth or invisibility.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 101. Its base value is -30.

What it does

Faerie Fire is a Nature spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 30 yards, a 30 sec cooldown and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it 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

SchoolNature
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time2 sec
Cooldown30 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration15 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 101
Value: -30
Misc value: 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 11 separate Spell records named "Faerie Fire". This page is record #16498. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#6950different tooltip textA variant record
#13424subtext: Rank 1; cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#13752subtext: Rank 2; cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#20656duration: 1 min; effect values: 10 (this record: -30); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#21670cast time: instant; duration: 1 min; effect values: 10 (this record: -30)Different tuning
#32129duration: 30 sec; effect values: -2.94 (this record: -30); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#65863cast time: instant; duration: 40 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#373561duration: 20 sec; effect values: 10 (this record: -30); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#381344school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: -30)Different tuning
#423010school: Fire; duration: 14 sec; effect values: 10 (this record: -30); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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

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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