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Nature
Tooltip
Stuns nearby enemies, rendering them unable to move or attack for 3 sec.
What it does
Gust of Wind is a Nature spell with a 2 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 3 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 5 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the stunned 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 facts
SchoolNature
Cast time2 sec
Duration3 sec
EffectApply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID6982Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Nature |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | 2 sec |
| Duration | 3 sec |
| Mechanic | Stunned |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 12 Radius: 5 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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 20 separate Spell records named "Gust of Wind". This page is record #6982. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #43621 | difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Knock Back, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A per-difficulty version |
| #54588 | cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Knock Back, School Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #61663 | cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Knock Back, School Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #76147 | used by: Cast by Wind Powered; school: none; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #135550 | school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon | A different effect setup |
| #147310 | duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #190567 | school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect values: -5 (this record: 0); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
| #192063 | used by: Talent: Shaman; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 138; different tooltip text | A different owner |
| #204853 | school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 2.2 sec; effect types: Knock Back, Apply Aura, effect 138, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #217198 | school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Spawn, Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #217206 | journal encounter: Levantus; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 45 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Knock Back; different tooltip text | A different caster |
| #217211 | school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A 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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