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Frost Nova

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Frost Nova

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1.5 secSelf Only

Blasts all players, inflicting 10 Frost damage and freezing them in place for 8 sec.

Frost Nova

Tooltip

Blasts all players, inflicting 10 Frost damage and freezing them in place for 8 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Frost Nova costs 100 Energy. Its dispel type is client id 1.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 10. Its area radius is 12 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 26. Its area radius is 12 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. Its area radius is 12 yards. It ticks every 1 sec, 8 times over the full 8 sec.

What it does

Frost Nova is a Frost spell with a 1.5 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it deals Frost damage (base value 10) in a 12 yard radius, applies an aura in a 12 yard radius and applies an aura in a 12 yard radius every 1 sec. 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
Cost100 Energy
RangeSelf Only
Cast time1.5 sec
Duration8 sec
MechanicRooted
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 10
Radius: 12 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Radius: 12 yards
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Radius: 12 yards
Period: every 1 sec

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 Nova appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 83 separate Spell records named "Frost Nova". This page is record #289219. 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
#265194school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#265584cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#268762cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#270613difficulty rows: Mythic; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#271817effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#278968cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger SpellA different effect setup
#279549effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#284879cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#287456cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#290356cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#290357cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#303308duration: 6 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, 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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