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Frostbite

Spell

Frostbite

Frost

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Mage

Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Gives your Chill effects a chance to freeze the target for 4 sec.

Frostbite

Tooltip

Gives your Chill effects a chance to freeze the target for 4 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 455. It applies the rooted mechanic.

What it does

Frostbite is a Frost spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the rooted mechanic. 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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration4 sec
MechanicRooted
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 455
Mechanic: Rooted

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?

Frostbite 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 23 separate Spell records named "Frostbite". This page is record #378760. 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
#136922duration: 30 sec; effect values: 7 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#136937duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#136990cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#137575school: PhysicalA variant record
#198120subtext: PvP Talent; duration: none; effect values: 15 (this record: 0); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#198121subtext: PvP Talent; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#201957duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#220107different tooltip textA variant record
#227592difficulty rows: Heroic, Mythic; journal encounter: Shade of Medivh; cast time: 3 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#378756duration: none; effect values: 10 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#395797cast time: 2 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#470208school: Physical; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: until cancelledA variant record

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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