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Scald

Spell

Scald

Fire

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Mage

Instant castTwenty yards

Scalds an enemy for Fire damage, stunning it for 2 sec.

Scald

Tooltip

Scalds an enemy for Fire damage, stunning it for 2 sec.

How it works

Scald is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 147.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. Its base value is 1. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  3. Effect 3 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 1. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 1 yards.

What it does

Scald is a Fire spell with an instant cast, a range of 20 yards and effects that last 2 sec. When cast it deals Fire damage (base value 147) and applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the stunned 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

SchoolFire
Range20 yards (Twenty yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration2 sec
MechanicStunned
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 147
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #3Dummy (3)
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 1 yards

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 5 separate Spell records named "Scald". This page is record #17276. 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
#52530duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59140duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#197346school: Nature; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#450746used by: Talent: Mage; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner

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 sighted2 effect rows 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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