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Thorns

Spell

Thorns

Nature

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Druid

Instant cast45 sec cooldownMedium Range

Thorns sprout from the friendly target causing Nature damage to attackers when hit.

Thorns

Tooltip

Thorns sprout from the friendly target causing Nature damage to attackers when hit. Attack power gained from Vengeance will not increase Thorns damage. Lasts 20 sec.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 15.

What it does

Thorns is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards, a 45 sec cooldown and effects that last 20 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 Details

SchoolNature
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown45 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration20 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 15

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 29 separate Spell records named "Thorns". This page is record #467. 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
#15438subtext: Rank 1; used by: Cast by Naglering; school: Arcane; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#21335duration: 10 min; effect values: 3 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#21337duration: 10 min; effect values: 0.96 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#22351duration: until cancelled; effect values: 3 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#22696duration: until cancelled; effect values: 2 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#25640duration: until cancelled; effect values: 2.16 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#25777duration: until cancelled; effect values: 12.38 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#31271duration: 10 min; effect values: 1.51 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#33907duration: 10 min; effect values: 2 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#34343duration: none; effect values: 0.48 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#34663duration: 15 sec; effect values: 7.21 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#35361duration: 10 min; effect values: 2.37 (this record: 0); 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 sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 6 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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