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Poison

Spell

Poison

Nature

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Instant castCombat Range

Inflicts Nature damage to an enemy every 2 sec.

Poison

Tooltip

Inflicts Nature damage to an enemy every 2 sec. for 15 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. Its base value is 2.2827 per tick. It scales with 0.1 times spell power. It ticks every 2 sec.

What it does

Poison is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec. It stacks up to 5 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

SchoolNature
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration15 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 4
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks5
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 2.2827
Spell power coefficient: 0.1
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 #25605. 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
#18197effect values: 0 (this record: 2.28); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#18203used by: Cast by Venomspitter; duration: 30 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 2.28); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#18208duration: 25 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 2.28); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#19448effect values: 22 (this record: 2.28)Different tuning
#21952duration: 20 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 2.28); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#24097effect values: 72 (this record: 2.28)Different tuning
#25645duration: 30 sec; effect values: 4.19 (this record: 2.28)Different tuning
#26610used by: Cast by Poison; duration: 10 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 2.28); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#26612duration: none; effect values: 0 (this record: 2.28); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#28158duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#28241used by: Cast by Poison; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#31747cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; 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 1.60.1.70338, 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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