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Purge

Spell

Purge

Nature

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Shaman

Instant castMedium Range

[ Successfully purging a target grants a stack of Maelstrom Weapon.][]

Purge

Tooltip

[ Successfully purging a target grants a stack of Maelstrom Weapon.][]

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

  1. Effect 1 is Dispel (effect type 38). Its base value is 1.

What it does

Purge is a Nature spell with an instant cast and a range of 30 yards. When cast it dispels effects.

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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Dispel (38)
Value: 1
Misc value: 1

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Purge appears in: 4 talents.

Talents

  • Purge for Shaman (Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration)Talent
  • Purge for Shaman (Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration) (definition #132119)Talent
  • Purge for Shaman (Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration) (definition #132714)Talent
  • Purge (a talent definition no current talent tree places)Talent

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 13 separate Spell records named "Purge". This page is record #370. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#25756duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Dispel, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#27626effect values: 2 (this record: 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#33625duration: 5 sec; effect types: Dispel, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#66057subtext: Rank 2; effect values: 2 (this record: 1); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#249934used by: Cast by Purge; school: Physical; cast time: 30 sec; effect types: Instakill; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#249935school: Physical; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#250120school: Physical; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#254411no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#256848school: Physical; cast time: 20 sec; effect types: Instakill; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#426212different tooltip textA variant record
#1300809school: Shadow; cast time: 12 sec; duration: 30 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1300817school: Shadow; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; 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 sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 12 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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