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Fear

Spell

Fear

Instant castTwenty yards

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

Fear

Tooltip

Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for up to 6 sec. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Area Aura (Party) (effect type 35). It applies aura type 4. Its area radius is 25 yards.

What it does

Fear is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 20 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura to the party in a 25 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the stunned 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

Range20 yards (Twenty yards)
Cast timeInstant
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration6 sec
MechanicStunned
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks1
Effect #1Area Aura (Party) (35)
Aura type id 4
Radius: 25 yards

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?

Fear appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 84 separate Spell records named "Fear". This page is record #246277. 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
#221424school: Shadow; cast time: 1 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#223170school: Shadow; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#240136school: Physical; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#242084school: Shadow; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#242739school: Shadow; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#245902school: Physical; duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#246307school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#248028school: Physical; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#251419school: Shadow; cast time: 1.7 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#259874school: Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#259995school: Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#266918school: Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; 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.

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