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Recklessness

Spell

Recklessness

Physical

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Warrior

Instant cast1 min 30 sec cooldownSelf Only

Go berserk, increasing all Rage generation by 50% and granting your abilities 20% increased critical strike chance for 12 sec.

Recklessness

Tooltip

Go berserk, increasing all Rage generation by 50% and granting your abilities 20% increased critical strike chance for 12 sec.

Generates.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

Recklessness is built from 15 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 213. Its base value is 50.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its area radius is 10 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Energize (effect type 30).
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 107. Its base value is 20.
  5. Effect 5 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 50.
  6. Effect 6 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 50.
  7. Effect 7 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 50.
  8. Effect 8 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 50.
  9. Effect 9 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 50.
  10. Effect 10 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 218. Its base value is 50.
  11. Effect 11 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 332. Its base value is 335097.
  12. Effect 12 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 332. Its base value is 335096.
  13. Effect 13 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 20.
  14. Effect 14 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 107.
  15. Effect 15 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108.

What it does

Recklessness is a Physical spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 90 sec cooldown and effects that last 12 sec. When cast it applies an aura and restores a resource.

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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown90 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration12 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 213
Value: 50
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #3Energize (30)
Misc value: 1
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 107
Value: 20
Misc value: 7
Effect #5Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 50
Misc value: 3
Effect #6Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 50
Misc value: 12
Effect #7Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 50
Misc value: 23
Effect #8Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 50
Misc value: 32
Effect #9Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 50
Misc value: 33
Effect #10Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 218
Value: 50
Misc value: 3, 4748
Effect #11Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 332
Value: 335097
Misc value: 85288
Effect #12Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 332
Value: 335096
Misc value: 23881
Effect #13Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 20
Misc value: 15
Effect #14Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 107
Misc value: 14
Effect #15Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108

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?

Recklessness appears in: 2 talents.

Talents

  • Recklessness for Warrior (Arms, Fury, Protection)Talent
  • Recklessness for Warrior (Arms, Fury, Protection) (definition #121900)Talent

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Recklessness". This page is record #1719. 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
#13847duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#79871duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#90929duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#121486duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#122354duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#125873duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#164093duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#173044duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#177884duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#316828subtext: Rank 2; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#389722duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77, Energize, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#464361journal encounter: The Seven; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster

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 50 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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