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Frightening Shout

Spell

Frightening Shout

Physical

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Instant cast20 sec cooldownTen yards

Shouts at nearby enemies causing them to flee in fear for 4.5 sec.

Frightening Shout

Tooltip

Shouts at nearby enemies causing them to flee in fear for 4.5 sec.

How it works

Spells that share its cooldown category wait 3 sec after it is cast. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Frightening Shout is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7. It applies the fleeing mechanic. Its area radius is 8 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 31. Its base value is 25. It applies the snared mechanic. Its area radius is 8 yards.

What it does

Frightening Shout is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 10 yards, a 20 sec cooldown and effects that last 4.5 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the fleeing mechanic in an 8 yard radius and applies an aura with the snared mechanic in an 8 yard radius. 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

SchoolPhysical
Range10 yards (Ten yards)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown20 sec
Category cooldown3 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration4.5 sec
MechanicFleeing
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7
Mechanic: Fleeing
Radius: 8 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 31
Value: 25
Mechanic: Snared
Radius: 8 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 8 separate Spell records named "Frightening Shout". This page is record #19134. 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
#29544used by: Cast by Frightening Shout; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#33789duration: 6 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell, Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#38945duration: 6 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell, Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#38946used by: Cast by Frightening Shout; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#201488journal encounter: Inquisitor Tormentorum; cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 0, -45 (this record: 0, 25)A different caster
#212559duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#340143cast time: 2.5 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.

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
Listed asIntimidating Shout
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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