Stun

What it does

Stun is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 3 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 facts

SchoolPhysical

Cast timeInstant

Duration3 sec

EffectApply Aura

RangeSelf Only

Spell ID9179

Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.

Spell Details

School	Physical
Range	Self Only
Cast time	Instant
Duration	3 sec
Effect #1	Apply 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.

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 56 separate Spell records named "Stun". This page is record #9179. 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
#25	used by: Cast by MACESTAFFSPECIAL (DND); duration: 5 sec	A helper record another spell casts
#56	effect values: 1 (this record: 0); different tooltip text	Different tuning
#2880	duration: 10 sec; different tooltip text	A variant record
#17308	duration: 2 sec; effect values: 1 (this record: 0); different tooltip text	Different tuning
#23454	used by: Cast by Stun 1% for 1 sec; duration: 1 sec; effect values: 1 (this record: 0); different tooltip text	A helper record another spell casts
#24647	duration: 2 sec; different tooltip text	A variant record
#27880	effect types: Apply Aura, Interrupt Cast	A different effect setup
#34510	used by: Cast by Stormherald; duration: 4 sec; effect values: 1 (this record: 0); different tooltip text	A helper record another spell casts
#35856	effect types: Apply Aura, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#39568	no compared field differs	A duplicate client record
#46441	used by: Cast by Power of the Storm; duration: 2 sec; effect values: 1 (this record: 0); different tooltip text	A helper record another spell casts
#52093	no compared field differs	A duplicate client 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: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70338, 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