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Polymorph

Spell

Polymorph

Arcane

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Mage

1.7 sec15 sec cooldownMedium Range

Transforms the enemy into a sheep, wandering around incapacitated for 50 sec.

Polymorph

Tooltip

Transforms the enemy into a sheep, wandering around incapacitated for 50 sec. While affected, the victim cannot take actions but will regenerate health very quickly. Damage will cancel the effect. Limit 1.

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:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 5.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 56.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 20. Its base value is 10 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 50 times over the full 50 sec (500 base in total).

What it does

Polymorph is an Arcane spell with a 1.7 sec cast, a range of 30 yards, a 15 sec cooldown and effects that last 50 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura every 1 sec. 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

SchoolArcane
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time1.7 sec
Cooldown15 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration50 sec
MechanicPolymorphed
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 5
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 56
Misc value: 124470, 9
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 20
Value: 10
Period: every 1 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 90 separate Spell records named "Polymorph". This page is record #240134. 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
#219405subtext: Peacock; duration: 24 hr; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#219406subtext: Monkey; duration: 24 hr; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#219407subtext: Black Cat; duration: 24 hr; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#222493school: Fire; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#231300cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#236663school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#237657school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#242088cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#246597school: none; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#255349school: none; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#255350school: none; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#259150school: none; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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