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Frost Nova

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Frost Nova

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Instant castSelf Only

Inflicts 3.88648 to 3.88648 Frost damage to nearby enemies, immobilizing them for up to 6 sec.

Frost Nova

Tooltip

Inflicts 3.88648 to 3.88648 Frost damage to nearby enemies, immobilizing them for up to 6 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

Frost Nova is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 3.8865. Its area radius is 10 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 26. It applies the rooted mechanic. Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Frost Nova is a Frost spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it deals Frost damage (base value 3.8865) in a 10 yard radius and applies an aura with the rooted mechanic in a 10 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the rooted 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
Duration6 sec
MechanicRooted
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 3.8865
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Mechanic: Rooted
Radius: 10 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 83 separate Spell records named "Frost Nova". This page is record #155589. 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
#100033cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 666, 0 (this record: 3.89, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#107112cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 163.5, 0 (this record: 3.89, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#134466duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#145532duration: 8 sec; effect values: 100, 0 (this record: 3.89, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#157563duration: 1 sec; effect values: 0, 0 (this record: 3.89, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#164067duration: 8 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#164436effect values: 125, 0 (this record: 3.89, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#165741cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 163.5, 0 (this record: 3.89, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#176276duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#176327cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 221.5, 0 (this record: 3.89, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#215664used by: Cast by Frost Nova; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#215904duration: none; effect types: effect 164A 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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