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Hamstring

Spell

Hamstring

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

Inflicts weapon damage plus 12.2211 to an enemy, reducing its movement speed by 70% for 10 sec.

Hamstring

Tooltip

Inflicts weapon damage plus 12.2211 to an enemy, reducing its movement speed by 70% for 10 sec.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 12.2211. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -70.

What it does

Hamstring is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 12.2211) and applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under 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

SchoolPhysical
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
MechanicSnared
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 12.2211
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -70

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 20 separate Spell records named "Hamstring". This page is record #26211. 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
#1715used by: Warrior; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different owner
#9080duration: 5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26141effect values: 5.03, -70 (this record: 12.22, -70)Different tuning
#27584subtext: Rank 3; duration: 15 sec; effect values: 0.75, -50 (this record: 12.22, -70); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#29667effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30989duration: 8 sec; effect values: 6.33, -50 (this record: 12.22, -70)Different tuning
#31553effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38262effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#38995effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#48639journal encounter: Thorim; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#62845effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#87704effect values: 42.26, -50 (this record: 12.22, -70); 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, 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 sighted2 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

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