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Fear

Spell

Fear

Shadow

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2 secMedium Range

Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for 6 sec.

Fear

Tooltip

Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror 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 7.

What it does

Fear is a Shadow spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the fleeing 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

SchoolShadow
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time2 sec
Duration6 sec
MechanicFleeing
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 84 separate Spell records named "Fear". This page is record #182806. 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
#130616cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#130940cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#134938school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#142884duration: 5 secA variant record
#144062school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#173093duration: 8 secA variant record
#204730duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#205398school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 140A different effect setup
#214304school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#220540cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#221424cast time: 1 sec; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#223170cast time: instantA 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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