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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)
Chains of Ice

Spell

Chains of Ice

Frost

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1 secMedium-Long Range

Forms icy chains around the enemy, locking the target in place and burning 350 to 450 mana per 2 sec.

Chains of Ice

Tooltip

Forms icy chains around the enemy, locking the target in place and burning 350 to 450 mana per 2 sec. for 10 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

Chains of Ice is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 26. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. Its base value is 1 per tick. It scales with 1 times spell power. It ticks every 2 sec, 5 times over the full 10 sec (5 base in total). It triggers Chains of Ice.

What it does

Chains of Ice is a Frost spell with a 1 sec cast, a range of 35 yards and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura every 2 sec. The client files the whole spell under the rooted mechanic. It also casts Chains of Ice (record #22745).

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
Range35 yards (Medium-Long Range)
Cast time1 sec
Duration10 sec
MechanicRooted
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Period: every 2 sec
Trigger spell: Chains of Ice

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 21 separate Spell records named "Chains of Ice". This page is record #22744. 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
#113subtext: Rank 1; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#512subtext: Rank 2; used by: Cast by Chilled Earth; cast time: 1.3 sec; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#22745used by: Cast by Chains of Ice; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Power Burn; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#29991cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39268different tooltip textA variant record
#45524used by: Death Knight; cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different owner
#53534cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#58464cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#61077cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#65173effect types: noneA different effect setup
#65174used by: Cast by Chains of Ice; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#66020cast time: instant; different tooltip textA 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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