Launch

What it does

Launch is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it has a Knock Back effect and applies an aura every 5 sec. It also casts Launch (record #16717).

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 facts

SchoolPhysical

Cast timeInstant

Duration5 sec

EffectsKnock Back, Apply Aura

RangeLong Range

Spell ID16716

Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.

Spell Details

School	Physical
Range	40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time	Instant
Duration	5 sec
Effect #1	Knock Back (98) Value: 500
Effect #2	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 23 Value: 1 Spell power coefficient: 1 Period: every 5 sec Trigger spell: Launch

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 46 separate Spell records named "Launch". This page is record #16716. 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
#16717	used by: Cast by Launch; effect types: Apply Aura	A helper record another spell casts
#36656	duration: none; effect types: Dummy	A different effect setup
#66218	duration: none; effect types: Dummy, effect 140; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#66223	school: Fire; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, effect 77; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#66224	used by: Cast by Launch; school: Fire; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A helper record another spell casts
#66227	school: Fire; duration: 1.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#66251	used by: Cast by Launch; school: Fire; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A helper record another spell casts
#68659	duration: none; effect types: Dummy, effect 140; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#68660	school: Fire; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura	A different effect setup
#98293	duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Area Aura (Party)	A different effect setup
#98295	used by: Cast by Launch; duration: 0.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura	A helper record another spell casts
#150873	used by: Cast by Airspace; duration: none; effect types: effect 160, effect 160; different tooltip text	A 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: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70338, 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 sighted2 effect rows 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