Spell

Hex

Nature

2.5 secMedium Range

Transforms an enemy into a frog, rendering it unable to attack or cast spells for 6 sec.

Hex

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

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

Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 56. It applies the polymorphed mechanic.
Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 5. It applies the polymorphed mechanic.
Effect 3 is effect type 108, which the datamine does not name. It applies the polymorphed mechanic.

What it does

Hex is a Nature spell with a 2.5 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the polymorphed mechanic. The client files the whole spell under the polymorphed 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

School	Nature
Range	30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time	2.5 sec
Global cooldown	1.5 sec
GCD category	Category id 133
Duration	6 sec
Mechanic	Polymorphed
Dispel type	Dispel type id 1
Effect #1	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 56 Misc value: 7552, 1 Mechanic: Polymorphed
Effect #2	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 5 Mechanic: Polymorphed
Effect #3	Effect 108 Misc value: 21 Mechanic: Polymorphed

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 76 separate Spell records named "Hex". This page is record #262362. 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
#247609	cast time: 2 sec; duration: 5 sec	A variant record
#254412	cast time: 1.7 sec; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#260052	cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#262342	cast time: 1.7 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#262349	cast time: 1.7 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#269352	subtext: Skeletal Hatchling; used by: Shaman; cast time: 1.7 sec; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different rank or variant
#269355	subtext: Skeletal Hatchling; cast time: 1.7 sec; duration: 24 hr; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different rank or variant
#270492	school: Shadow; cast time: 3.5 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#271930	cast time: 2 sec; duration: 8 sec; different tooltip text	A variant record
#274794	cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 140	A different effect setup
#277778	subtext: Zandalari Tendonripper; used by: Shaman; cast time: 1.7 sec; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different rank or variant
#277780	subtext: Zandalari Tendonripper; cast time: 1.7 sec; duration: 24 hr; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different rank or variant

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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