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Frostbolt

Spell

Frostbolt

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1.5 secLong Range

Inflicts 30 Frost damage and reduces movement speed by 40% for 8 sec.

Frostbolt

Tooltip

Inflicts 30 Frost damage and reduces movement speed by 40% for 8 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 30.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -40. It applies the snared mechanic.

What it does

Frostbolt is a Frost spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it deals Frost damage (base value 30) and applies an aura with the snared 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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time1.5 sec
Duration8 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 30
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -40
Mechanic: Snared

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?

Frostbolt 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 202 separate Spell records named "Frostbolt". This page is record #427863. 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
#59855duration: 4 sec; effect values: 30.93, -50 (this record: 30, -40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#61087cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 14.59, -50 (this record: 30, -40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#61461cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 1096.5, -50 (this record: 30, -40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#61590cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 30.93, -50 (this record: 30, -40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#61730cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect values: 2.15, -50 (this record: 30, -40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#61747cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 30.33, -65 (this record: 30, -40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#62583cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 28.55, -65 (this record: 30, -40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#62601cast time: 6 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 57.1, -65 (this record: 30, -40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#63913cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 33.31, -50 (this record: 30, -40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#65172cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 597, -50 (this record: 30, -40); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#65807difficulty rows: 25 Player (Heroic); cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 9 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#68209cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 11.31, -25 (this record: 30, -40); different tooltip textDifferent 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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