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Snowball

Spell

Snowball

Physical

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Instant castMedium Range

Throw me at a party member!

Snowball

Tooltip

Throw me at a party member!

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. Its base value is 1.
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It scales with 1 times spell power. It triggers Snowball Resistant.

What it does

Snowball is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 1 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Snowball Resistant.

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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration1 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Value: 1
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Spell power coefficient: 1
Trigger spell: Snowball Resistant

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.

Reagents

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Snowball". This page is record #21167. 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
#21343duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#25677duration: none; effect types: Knock Back, effect 77; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#42447cast time: 0.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#44858used by: Cast by Snowball Spray; school: Frost; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#65516duration: none; effect types: Knock Back, effect 77; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#84118cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#121291school: Frost; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#382993cast time: 0.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#385189cast time: 0.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#396678used by: Cast by Snowball; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, DummyA helper record another spell casts
#396682duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#396686duration: 2 sec; effect types: effect 164, Apply AuraA 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 sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data
Reagents sighted1 reagent 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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