Ghost

Ghost

What it does

Ghost is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura.

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 facts

SchoolPhysical

Cast timeInstant

DurationInfinite

EffectApply Aura

RangeSelf Only

Spell ID9036

Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.

Spell Details

School	Physical
Range	Self Only
Cast time	Instant
Duration	Infinite
Effect #1	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 95 Value: -20

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.

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The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Ghost". This page is record #9036. 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
#8326	used by: Cast by Chromie Time Port, Stormwind (DNT); effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura	A helper record another spell casts
#20584	used by: Cast by [DNT] 11.0 Z1 - Max Level - 10 - Teleport to Start; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura	A helper record another spell casts
#45681	effect values: 0 (this record: -20)	Different tuning
#45682	duration: 20 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: -20)	Different tuning
#161020	effect values: 0 (this record: -20)	Different tuning
#181783	effect values: 0 (this record: -20)	Different tuning
#208343	used by: Cast by Revive; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura	A helper record another spell casts
#221641	effect values: 200 (this record: -20)	Different tuning
#223872	effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura	A different effect setup
#258826	duration: none	A variant record
#309794	effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura	A different effect setup
#315067	duration: none	A 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.

Other versions

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70338, read from the beta game data we hold

Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too

Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

What it does

Spell facts

Spell Details

Multiple client spell records exist

WoW Forever: what our data shows