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Freezing Trap

Spell

Freezing Trap

Frost

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Instant castSelf Only

Throws out a freezing trap at a random target, which freezes the first enemy who touches it for 8 sec.

Freezing Trap

Tooltip

Throws out a freezing trap at a random target, which freezes the first enemy who touches it for 8 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. It applies the frozen mechanic.

What it does

Freezing Trap is a Frost spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the frozen mechanic. The client files the whole spell under the frozen 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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration8 sec
MechanicFrozen
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Mechanic: Frozen

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 50 separate Spell records named "Freezing Trap". This page is record #278468. 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
#204460duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#212365duration: 1 min; different tooltip textA variant record
#240571used by: Cast by Freezing Trap; school: Physical; duration: 1 min; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#240572school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#240574duration: 1 min; different tooltip textA variant record
#278463school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#278464school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#278466used by: Cast by Freezing Trap; school: Physical; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#321159school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Learn Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#321164school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#321165used by: Cast by Freezing Trap; school: Physical; duration: 1 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#321177duration: 1 min; 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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