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Poison

Spell

Poison

Nature

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Instant castCombat Range

Poisons target for Nature damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.

Poison

Tooltip

Poisons target for Nature damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 4. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. It ticks every 2 sec, 10 times over the full 20 sec.

What it does

Poison is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec.

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

SchoolNature
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration20 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 4
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Period: every 2 sec

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 55 separate Spell records named "Poison". This page is record #21952. 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
#17292duration: 30 sec; effect values: 8 (this record: 0)Different tuning
#17330different tooltip textA variant record
#17511used by: Cast by Ichor SpitterA helper record another spell casts
#18077duration: 15 secA variant record
#18197duration: 15 secA variant record
#18203used by: Cast by Venomspitter; duration: 30 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#18208duration: 25 secA variant record
#19448duration: 15 sec; effect values: 22 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#24097duration: 15 sec; effect values: 72 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#25605duration: 15 sec; effect values: 2.28 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#25645duration: 30 sec; effect values: 4.19 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#26610used by: Cast by Poison; duration: 10 secA 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

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 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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