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Intimidating Shout

Spell

Intimidating Shout

Physical

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Warrior

Instant cast1 min 30 sec cooldownEight yards

Causes the targeted enemy to cower in fear while all enemies flee from you and their movement speed is reduced by 70% for 8 sec.

Intimidating Shout

Tooltip

Causes the targeted enemy to cower in fear while all enemies flee from you and their movement speed is reduced by 70% for 8 sec.
Damage may cancel the effect.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Intimidating Shout is built from 7 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 455.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -70.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 191. Its base value is 7.
  5. Effect 5 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7. Its area radius is 8 yards.
  6. Effect 6 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -70. Its area radius is 8 yards.
  7. Effect 7 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 191. Its base value is 7. Its area radius is 8 yards.

What it does

Intimidating Shout is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 8 yards, a 90 sec cooldown and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura in an 8 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the fleeing 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
Range8 yards (Eight yards)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown90 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
MechanicFleeing
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 455
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7
Misc value: 1
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -70
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 191
Value: 7
Effect #5Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7
Misc value: 1
Radius: 8 yards
Effect #6Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -70
Radius: 8 yards
Effect #7Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 191
Value: 7
Radius: 8 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?

Intimidating Shout appears in: 3 talents.

Talents

  • Intimidating Shout for Warrior (Arms, Fury, Protection)Talent
  • Intimidating Shout for Warrior (Arms, Fury, Protection) (definition #139027)Talent
  • Intimidating Shout (2 talent definitions no current talent tree places)Talent

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 31 separate Spell records named "Intimidating Shout". This page is record #5246. 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
#65930effect types: Trigger Spell, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#65931used by: Cast by Intimidating Shout; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#95199effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#97933used by: Cast by Intimidating Shout; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#97934effect types: Trigger Spell, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#155582cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#164464used by: Cast by Intimidating Shout; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#164465effect types: Trigger Spell, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#167259cast time: 3 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#167261duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#169432cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#223169cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA 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.

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 22 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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