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Thorns

Spell

Thorns

Nature

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Druid

Instant castLong Range

Casting Barkskin or Ironbark sprouts thorns on its target for 12 sec.

Thorns

Tooltip

Casting Barkskin or Ironbark sprouts thorns on its target for 12 sec. When victim to melee attacks, thorns deals (114% of Spell Power) Nature damage back to the attacker.

Attackers also have their movement speed reduced by 50% for 4 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. It triggers Thorns.

What it does

Thorns is a Nature spell with an instant cast and a range of 40 yards. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Thorns (record #305497).

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

SchoolNature
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Trigger spell: Thorns

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Thorns appears in: 3 pvp talents.

PvP talents

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 29 separate Spell records named "Thorns". This page is record #1217017. 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
#165771duration: 10 min; effect values: 1 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#188652duration: 10 min; effect values: 0.12 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#209334duration: 10 min; effect values: 50 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#232559duration: 4 sec; effect values: -50 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#258985used by: Cast by Razor Gauntlets; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#288273duration: 10 min; effect values: 0.5 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#305496effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#305497used by: Cast by Thorns; duration: 12 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#372384subtext: Talent; used by: Cast by Nature's Wrath; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#372387used by: Cast by Thorns; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#418805duration: 10 min; effect values: 2 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#429001duration: until cancelled; effect types: effect 271; different tooltip textA 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.

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