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Spell
Polymorph
Arcane
MageTransforms the enemy into a porcupine, wandering around incapacitated for 1 min.
Tooltip
Transforms the enemy into a porcupine, wandering around incapacitated for 1 min. While affected, the victim cannot take actions but will regenerate health very quickly. Damage will cancel the effect. Limit 1.
Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters. When critters are affected, can affect multiple targets, and has a duration of 1 day.
How it works
Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.
Polymorph is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:
- Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 5.
- Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 56.
- Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 61.
What it does
Polymorph is an Arcane spell with a 1.7 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 1 min. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the polymorphed mechanic.
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
| School | Arcane |
|---|---|
| Range | 30 yards (Medium Range) |
| Cast time | 1.7 sec |
| Global cooldown | 1.5 sec |
| GCD category | Category id 133 |
| Duration | 1 min |
| Mechanic | Polymorphed |
| Dispel type | Dispel type id 1 |
| Proc chance | Always |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 5 |
| Effect #2 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 56 Misc value: 64857, 9 |
| Effect #3 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 61 |
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.
How to learn
Items that grant this spell
Tome of Polymorph: PorcupineOn Learn
Used by
Where is this spell used?
Polymorph appears in: 1 skill line and 1 item (listed under Provided by).
Skill lines
- Mage (Mage)Skill line
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Related
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Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 90 separate Spell records named "Polymorph". This page is record #126819. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #66043 | difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip text | A per-difficulty version |
| #71319 | subtext: Turkey; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 50 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different rank or variant |
| #76826 | cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #161353 | subtext: Polar Bear Cub; different tooltip text | A different rank or variant |
| #161354 | subtext: Monkey; different tooltip text | A different rank or variant |
| #161355 | subtext: Penguin; different tooltip text | A different rank or variant |
| #161372 | subtext: Peacock; different tooltip text | A different rank or variant |
| #166060 | school: none; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #173098 | cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #173613 | school: none; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #181752 | school: none; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #185255 | school: none; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A 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.
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