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Paralyze

Spell

Paralyze

Shadow

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Warrior

Instant castSelf Only

Roots all rogues within range of the caster for 30 sec.

Paralyze

Tooltip

Roots all rogues within range of the caster for 30 sec.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 26. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 100 yards.

What it does

Paralyze is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 100 yard radius.

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

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration30 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 100 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 13 separate Spell records named "Paralyze". This page is record #23414. 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
#25725school: Physical; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Teleport, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38132school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#41083duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA variant record
#48278duration: until cancelled; effect values: 48267 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#92426school: Arcane; cast time: 0.6 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 164; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#92427used by: Cast by Paralyze; school: Arcane; duration: until cancelledA helper record another spell casts
#92428school: Arcane; duration: 7 secA variant record
#94661school: Arcane; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#95341school: Arcane; cast time: 0.6 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 164; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#95343used by: Cast by Paralyze; school: Arcane; duration: until cancelledA helper record another spell casts
#95344used by: Cast by Elementium Spike Shield; school: Arcane; duration: 7 secA helper record another spell casts
#224305duration: until cancelled; effect types: 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 sighted1 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

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