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Pillar of Frost

Spell

Pillar of Frost

Physical

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Death Knight

Instant cast45 sec cooldownSelf Only

The power of frost increases your Strength by 20% for 12 sec.

Pillar of Frost

Tooltip

The power of frost increases your Strength by 20% for 12 sec.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Pillar of Frost is built from 8 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 137. Its base value is 20.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 2.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 5.
  5. Effect 5 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 450.
  6. Effect 6 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 150.
  7. Effect 7 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 61. Its base value is 20.
  8. Effect 8 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 191. Its base value is 2.

What it does

Pillar of Frost is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 45 sec cooldown and effects that last 12 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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown45 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration12 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 137
Value: 20
Misc value: 1
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 2
Misc value: 1887
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 5
Misc value: 12
Effect #5Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 450
Effect #6Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 150
Misc value: 6
Effect #7Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 61
Value: 20
Effect #8Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 191
Value: 2

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?

Pillar of Frost appears in: 2 talents.

Talents

  • Pillar of Frost for Death Knight (Blood, Frost, Unholy)Talent
  • Pillar of Frost (a talent definition no current talent tree places)Talent

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

Build history

this spell Changelog

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Pillar of Frost". This page is record #51271. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#167171used by: Cast by Item - Death Knight T17 Frost 2P Bonus; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Energize; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#281214duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#316849subtext: Rank 2; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant

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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