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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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1.3 secExtended Range

Calls down a blizzard that lasts 6 sec., inflicting 5088 to 5912 Frost damage every 2 sec.

Blizzard

Tooltip

Calls down a blizzard that lasts 6 sec., inflicting 5088 to 5912 Frost damage every 2 sec. to all enemies in a selected area.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Persistent Area Aura (effect type 27). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 5088 per tick. Its area radius is 8 yards. It ticks every 2 sec, 3 times over the full 6 sec (15264 base in total).

What it does

Blizzard is a Frost spell with a 1.3 sec cast, a range of 50 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it leaves a persistent area effect on the ground in an 8 yard radius every 2 sec.

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
Range50 yards (Extended Range)
Cast time1.3 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration6 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Persistent Area Aura (27)
Aura type id 3
Value: 5088
Radius: 8 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 #64642. 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
#59278cast time: instant; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59369cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59854cast time: 1.5 secA variant record
#61085cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 8 secA variant record
#62576journal encounter: Thorim; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#62577school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62602used by: Cast by Blizzard; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#62603school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62706cast time: instant; duration: 10 secA variant record
#64653no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#70362difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#70421cast time: instant; duration: 10 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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