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Wrath of the Lich KingWrath of the Lich King era data from Blizzard's titan client, build 3.80.2.69874Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Blizzard

Spell

Blizzard

Frost

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Instant castLonger Range

Calls down a blizzard that lasts 8 sec., inflicting 1500 Frost damage every 2 sec.

Blizzard

Tooltip

Calls down a blizzard that lasts 8 sec., inflicting 1500 Frost damage every 2 sec. and slowing the movement speed of all enemies in a selected area by 30%.

How it works

Each cast of Blizzard costs 95 Mana. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Blizzard is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Persistent Area Aura (effect type 27). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 1500 per tick. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 10 yards. It ticks every 2 sec, 4 times over the full 8 sec (6000 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Persistent Area Aura (effect type 27). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -30. Its area radius is 10 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Persistent Area Aura (effect type 27). It applies aura type 64. Its base value is 750 per tick. Its area radius is 10 yards. It ticks every 2 sec, 4 times over the full 8 sec (3000 base in total).

What it does

Blizzard is a Frost spell with an instant cast, a range of 45 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it leaves a persistent area effect on the ground in a 10 yard radius every 2 sec and leaves a persistent area effect on the ground in a 10 yard radius.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolFrost
Cost95 Mana
Range45 yards (Longer Range)
Cast timeInstant
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Persistent Area Aura (27)
Aura type id 3
Value: 1500
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 10 yards
Period: every 2 sec
Effect #2Persistent Area Aura (27)
Aura type id 33
Value: -30
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #3Persistent Area Aura (27)
Aura type id 64
Value: 750
Radius: 10 yards
Period: every 2 sec

Raw client values from the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. 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 146 separate Spell records named "Blizzard". This page is record #41382. 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
#34167cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Heal, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34183cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Heal, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34356duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Persistent Area AuraA different effect setup
#37263duration: 6 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37671cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38646effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39416duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#41482journal encounter: The Illidari Council; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#44178effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#46195effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#47727duration: 6 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#49034cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura; 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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