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Swoop

Spell

Swoop

Physical

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2 sec12 sec cooldownCombat Range

Inflicts normal damage to enemies in a cone in front of the caster, stunning them for 2 sec.

Swoop

Tooltip

Inflicts normal damage to enemies in a cone in front of the caster, stunning them for 2 sec.

How it works

Spells that share its cooldown category wait 3 sec after it is cast. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 200. Its area radius is 5 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. Its area radius is 5 yards.

What it does

Swoop is a Physical spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 5 yards, a 12 sec cooldown and effects that last 2 sec. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 200) in a 5 yard radius and applies an aura in a 5 yard radius. 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

SchoolPhysical
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast time2 sec
Cooldown12 sec
Category cooldown3 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration2 sec
MechanicStunned
Effect #1Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 200
Radius: 5 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Radius: 5 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 42 separate Spell records named "Swoop". This page is record #18144. 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
#5708cast time: instant; effect values: 100, 0 (this record: 200, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#23919cast time: instant; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37012cast time: instant; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#51919cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 96, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#55079used by: Cast by Bird Swoop; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#55936cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#77522cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#132947cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 149, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#150132cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 96A different effect setup
#152223cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Jump; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#152225used by: Cast by Swoop; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#152661used by: Cast by Swoop; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts

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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