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Frost Nova

Spell

Frost Nova

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2.5 secSelf Only

Inflicts 71.3714 Frost damage to nearby enemies, immobilizing them for up to 6 sec.

Frost Nova

Tooltip

Inflicts 71.3714 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 71.3714. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 12 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 26. It applies the rooted mechanic. Its area radius is 15 yards.

What it does

Frost Nova is a Frost spell with a 2.5 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it deals Frost damage (base value 71.3714) in a 12 yard radius and applies an aura with the rooted mechanic in a 15 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 time2.5 sec
Duration6 sec
MechanicRooted
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 71.3714
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 12 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Mechanic: Rooted
Radius: 15 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 #62605. 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
#57629cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect values: 0.31, 0 (this record: 71.37, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#57668cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect values: 16.29, 0 (this record: 71.37, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#58458cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 2.57, 0 (this record: 71.37, 0)Different tuning
#59253cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 3.09, 0 (this record: 71.37, 0)Different tuning
#59995cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect values: 1.39, 0 (this record: 71.37, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#61376cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect values: 5, 0 (this record: 71.37, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#61462cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect values: 12.37, 0 (this record: 71.37, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#62597journal encounter: Thorim; effect values: 35.69, 0 (this record: 71.37, 0)A different caster
#63912cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect values: 26.17, 0 (this record: 71.37, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#65792cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect values: 1.97, 0 (this record: 71.37, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#68198cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#69060cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 12.37, 0 (this record: 71.37, 0)Different tuning

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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