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Hellfire

Spell

Hellfire

Fire

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Warlock

Instant castSelf Only

Engulfs the surrounding area in hellfire, causing (40% of Spell Power) Fire damage to yourself, and (40% of Spell Power) Fire damage to all nearby enemies every 1 sec.

Hellfire

Tooltip

Engulfs the surrounding area in hellfire, causing (40% of Spell Power) Fire damage to yourself, and (40% of Spell Power) Fire damage to all nearby enemies every 1 sec.

You may move while channeling Hellfire.

Costs 4 Soul Shard Fragments per sec.

How it works

Hellfire costs 1 Soul Shards up front, then 4 Soul Shards every second it is kept up. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

Hellfire is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 10 times over the full 10 sec. It triggers Hellfire.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. It scales with 0.4 times spell power. It ticks every 1 sec, 10 times over the full 10 sec.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 4.

What it does

Hellfire is a Fire spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura. It also casts Hellfire (record #5857).

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

SchoolFire
Cost1 Soul Shards, plus 4 per sec
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Hellfire
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Spell power coefficient: 0.4
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 4

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?

Hellfire appears in: 1 teaching spell.

Teaching spells

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 38 separate Spell records named "Hellfire". This page is record #1949. 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
#5857used by: Cast by Hellfire; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#30859duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34659cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34660used by: Cast by Hellfire; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#37428duration: none; effect types: effect 165; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39131duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39132used by: Cast by Hellfire; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#40717duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#40718used by: Cast by Hellfire; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#42270duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#43438duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#43465used by: Cast by Hellfire; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts

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 sighted3 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 30 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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