Whirlwind

Whirlwind

What it does

Whirlwind is a spell with an instant cast and a range of 100 yards. It also casts Whirlwind (record #199658), Whirlwind (record #199850) and Whirlwind (record #411547).

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

Cost20 Rage

ClassWarrior

RangeVision Range (AOI)

Taught byWarrior

Spell ID1680

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

Spell Details

School	Physical
Cost	20 Rage
Range	100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast time	Instant
Global cooldown	1.5 sec
GCD category	Category id 133
Effect #1	Trigger Spell (64) Value: 5 Trigger spell: Whirlwind
Effect #2	Trigger Spell (64) Misc value: 200 Trigger spell: Whirlwind
Effect #3	Trigger Spell (64) Misc value: 400 Trigger spell: Whirlwind

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.

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Where it comes from

Where is this spell used?

Whirlwind appears in: 1 skill line.

Skill lines

Warrior, learned automaticallySkill line

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

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 254 separate Spell records named "Whirlwind". This page is record #1680. 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
#8989	duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#9633	subtext: Rank 1; used by: Cast by Bladestorm; effect types: Weapon Damage	A different rank or variant
#13736	duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#15576	used by: Cast by Whirlwind; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip text	A helper record another spell casts
#15577	used by: Cast by Dancing Blades; effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip text	A helper record another spell casts
#15578	used by: Cast by Whirlwind; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip text	A helper record another spell casts
#15589	used by: Cast by Whirlwind; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip text	A helper record another spell casts
#17207	duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#24236	duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#26038	duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#26083	duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#26084	used by: Cast by Whirlwind; effect types: Weapon % Damage, effect 77	A 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.

Other versions

WoW Forever

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

Level data sightedBase level 36 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