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Slow

Spell

Slow

Arcane

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Instant castMedium Range

Increases the time between nearby enemies' attacks by 50% and slows their movement by 50% for 6 sec.

Slow

Tooltip

Increases the time between nearby enemies' attacks by 50% and slows their movement by 50% for 6 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

Slow is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 193. Its base value is -50. Its area radius is 20 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -50. Its area radius is 20 yards.

What it does

Slow is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 20 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the snared 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 timeInstant
Duration6 sec
MechanicSnared
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 193
Value: -50
Radius: 20 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50
Radius: 20 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 32 separate Spell records named "Slow". This page is record #22356. 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
#10371school: Physical; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#11436different tooltip textA variant record
#13747effect values: -50, -60 (this record: -50, -50); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#18972duration: 20 sec; effect values: -54, -60 (this record: -50, -50); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#19137duration: 20 sec; effect values: -54, -60 (this record: -50, -50)Different tuning
#24415duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#25603duration: 5 sec; effect values: -35, -60 (this record: -50, -50); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#29990duration: 10 sec; effect values: -50, -80 (this record: -50, -50); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#31589duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31741duration: 15 sec; effect values: -25, -50 (this record: -50, -50); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#32921duration: 10 sec; effect values: -25, -25 (this record: -50, -50); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#32922duration: 10 sec; effect values: -25, -25 (this record: -50, -50); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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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