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Frost Armor

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Frost Armor

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Instant castMedium Range

If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 20% for 5 sec.

Frost Armor

Tooltip

If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 20% for 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

Frost Armor is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -30.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 342. Its base value is -20. It applies the slowed mechanic.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 118.

What it does

Frost Armor is a Frost spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura with the slowed mechanic. The client files the whole spell under the snared 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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration20 sec
MechanicSnared
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -30
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 342
Value: -20
Mechanic: Slowed
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 118
Misc value: 127

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?

Frost Armor 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 22 separate Spell records named "Frost Armor". This page is record #198473. 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
#31256duration: 10 sec; effect values: 354.19, 8.85, 0 (this record: -30, -20, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#77977duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#79865duration: 30 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#122950duration: 30 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#164068duration: 30 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#165743duration: 30 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#183111school: Arcane; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#198470duration: 30 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#211582duration: 30 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#282692duration: 30 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#287392school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#303400duration: 30 min; effect types: Apply Aura, 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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