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Shackle Undead

Spell

Shackle Undead

Holy

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2 secMedium Range

Shackles an undead enemy for up to 20 sec., preventing it from casting spells, attacking, or moving.

Shackle Undead

Tooltip

Shackles an undead enemy for up to 20 sec., preventing it from casting spells, attacking, or moving. Any damage caused will release the target. Only one target can be shackled at a time.

How it works

Each cast of Shackle Undead costs 50 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12.

What it does

Shackle Undead is a Holy spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

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

SchoolHoly
Cost50 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time2 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration20 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12

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 7 separate Spell records named "Shackle Undead". This page is record #11444. 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
#40135cast time: instant; duration: 50 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#58251used by: All - Glyphs; school: Physical; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 74; different tooltip textA different owner
#68342school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#101525school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#127963school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#337998school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelledA variant record

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

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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