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Frost Nova

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Frost Nova

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1.5 secSelf Only

Inflicts Frost damage and immobilizes enemies for 6 sec.

Frost Nova

Tooltip

Inflicts Frost damage and immobilizes enemies for 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 Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 150. Its area radius is 8 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 26. It applies the rooted mechanic. Its area radius is 8 yards.

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 6 sec. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 150) in an 8 yard radius and applies an aura with the rooted mechanic in an 8 yard radius.

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 time1.5 sec
Duration6 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 150
Radius: 8 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Mechanic: Rooted
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 83 separate Spell records named "Frost Nova". This page is record #303308. 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: MythicA per-difficulty version
#271817duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#278968cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger SpellA different effect setup
#279549duration: 8 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura, Trigger SpellA different effect setup
#284879cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#287456cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#289219journal encounter: Lady Jaina Proudmoore; duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#290356cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#290357cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: SummonA 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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