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Howling Blizzard

Spell

Howling Blizzard

Frost

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

When depleted of mana, Kel'Thuzad summons a blizzard that inflicts 4 Frost damage every 2 sec.

Howling Blizzard

Tooltip

When depleted of mana, Kel'Thuzad summons a blizzard that inflicts 4 Frost damage every 2 sec. This effect stacks.

Also, ice patches form. Standing in an ice patch inflicts 33.5324 Frost damage every 1 sec.

These patches grow over 20 sec before exploding, inflicting 120 Frost damage to enemies.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 4 per tick. Its area radius is 300 yards. It ticks every 2 sec, 2 times over the full 4 sec (8 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its area radius is 300 yards.

What it does

Howling Blizzard is a Frost spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 300 yard radius every 2 sec and applies an aura in a 300 yard radius. It stacks up to 99 times.

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

SchoolFrost
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration4 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks99
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 4
Radius: 300 yards
Period: every 2 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Radius: 300 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Howling Blizzard appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 12 separate Spell records named "Howling Blizzard". This page is record #362495. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#312676school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#354198cast time: 3 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect values: 0, 0 (this record: 4, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#354206journal encounter: Kel'Thuzad; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different caster
#354208difficulty rows: Heroic, Mythic, Looking For Raid; duration: 10 min; effect values: 25, 0 (this record: 4, 0); different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#354212duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#354529duration: 10 min; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#359397duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#362494journal encounter: Kel'Thuzad; cast time: 3 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect values: 0, 0 (this record: 4, 0)A different caster
#362499duration: 20 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#362893duration: none; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#362898difficulty rows: Heroic, Mythic, Looking For Raid; duration: 10 min; effect values: 25, 0 (this record: 4, 0)A per-difficulty version

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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