Spell

Hex

Nature

2 secTwenty yards

Transforms a nearby enemy into a frog, rendering them unable to attack or cast spells for 8 sec.

Hex

How it works

Each cast of Hex costs 120 Mana. 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. Its area radius is 10 yards.
Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 5. Its area radius is 10 yards.
Effect 3 is effect type 108, which the datamine does not name. Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Hex is a Nature spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 20 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 10 yard radius. 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
Cost	120 Mana
Range	20 yards (Twenty yards)
Cast time	2 sec
Global cooldown	1.5 sec
GCD category	Category id 133
Duration	8 sec
Mechanic	Polymorphed
Dispel type	Dispel type id 1
Effect #1	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 56 Misc value: 7552, 1 Radius: 10 yards
Effect #2	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 5 Radius: 10 yards
Effect #3	Effect 108 Misc value: 21 Radius: 10 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 76 separate Spell records named "Hex". This page is record #271930. 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
#262349	cast time: 1.7 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#262362	cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip text	A variant record
#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
#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
#277784	subtext: Wicker Mongrel; 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
#277785	subtext: Wicker Mongrel; 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
#278808	cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 140	A different effect setup
#278809	cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 140	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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