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Polymorph

Spell

Polymorph

Arcane

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Mage

1.7 secMedium Range

Transforms the enemy into a turtle, wandering around incapacitated for 1 min.

Polymorph

Tooltip

Transforms the enemy into a turtle, 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:

  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 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

SchoolArcane
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time1.7 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration1 min
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: 16377, 9
Effect #3Apply 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

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.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 90 separate Spell records named "Polymorph". This page is record #28271. 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
#14621school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15534school: Physical; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#27760cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#28272subtext: Pig; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#29124cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108A different effect setup
#29848cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30838school: Physical; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34639cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#36840cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38245cast time: 2 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38896cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#41334cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; 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 1.60.1.70532, 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 sighted3 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 60 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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