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The Burning CrusadeThe Burning Crusade 2.5.6 · Outland, the Dark Portal and Shattrath · client build 2.5.6.70006Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · Wrath of the Lich King · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Fear

Spell

Fear

Shadow

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Instant castVision Range

Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for 6 sec.

Fear

Tooltip

Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for 6 sec. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7.

What it does

Fear is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the fleeing mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Burning Crusade client, build 2.5.6.70006. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range100 yards (Vision Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
MechanicFleeing
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7

Raw client values from the Burning Crusade client, build 2.5.6.70006. 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 84 separate Spell records named "Fear". This page is record #30530. 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
#27641cast time: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#27990cast time: 1 sec; duration: 4 secA variant record
#29168used by: Cast by FearA helper record another spell casts
#29321duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#30002different tooltip textA variant record
#30584duration: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#30615used by: Cast by Brined Shell; cast time: 1 sec; duration: 2 secA helper record another spell casts
#31358duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#31970cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#32241effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#33547different tooltip textA variant record
#33924cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 4 secA variant record

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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