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Fear

Spell

Fear

Shadow

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Instant castTwenty yards

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. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. 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 an instant cast, a range of 20 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
Range20 yards (Twenty yards)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Fear appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

  • FearTriggers this spell

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 #29168. 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
#26580duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#26661duration: 10 secA variant record
#27641cast time: 1 sec; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#27990cast time: 1 sec; duration: 4 secA variant record
#29321duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#30002different tooltip textA variant record
#30530no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#30584duration: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#30615used by: Cast by Brined Shell; cast time: 1 sec; duration: 2 sec; effect values: 1 (this record: 0)A helper record another spell casts
#31358duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#31970cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#32241effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA 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 1.60.1.70338, 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 sighted1 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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