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Poison Cloud

Spell

Poison Cloud

Nature

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1 secSelf Only

Deals Nature damage every 5 sec to any enemy in an radius around the caster for 15 sec.

Poison Cloud

Tooltip

Deals Nature damage every 5 sec to any enemy in an radius around the caster 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 area radius is 8 yards. It ticks every 5 sec, 3 times over the full 15 sec.

What it does

Poison Cloud is a Nature spell with a 1 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura in an 8 yard radius every 5 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
RangeSelf Only
Cast time1 sec
Duration15 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 4
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Radius: 8 yards
Period: every 5 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 35 separate Spell records named "Poison Cloud". This page is record #11790. 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
#3815effect values: 33 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#12766duration: 45 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#23861cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#24840cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#25198cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#28240school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 75 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30916school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 1 min; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37469cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#49548cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#50542cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#56867cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#57061duration: 8 sec; effect values: 29.67 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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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