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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)
Cripple

Spell

Cripple

Shadow

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Instant castTwenty yards

Increased the time between an enemy's attacks by 75% and its movement by 75%, in addition to reducing its Strength by 75%.

Cripple

Tooltip

Increased the time between an enemy's attacks by 75% and its movement by 75%, in addition to reducing its Strength by 75%. Lasts 12 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Cripple costs 200 Mana. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -75. It applies the snared mechanic. It jumps to up to 5 targets.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 138. Its base value is -75. It jumps to up to 5 targets.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 137. Its base value is -75. It jumps to up to 5 targets.

What it does

Cripple is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 20 yards and effects that last 12 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the snared mechanic jumping to up to 5 targets and applies an aura jumping to up to 5 targets.

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

SchoolShadow
Cost200 Mana
Range20 yards (Twenty yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration12 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -75
Mechanic: Snared
Chain targets: 5
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 138
Value: -75
Chain targets: 5
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 137
Value: -75
Chain targets: 5

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 25 separate Spell records named "Cripple". This page is record #31477. 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
#11443cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#18381subtext: Rank 1; school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#29212duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#31406no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#33787cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#41281cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#50379cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 10 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#52498cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#54814duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#168634effect types: noneA different effect setup
#170802effect types: noneA different effect setup
#170995used by: Pet - Doomguard; effect types: noneA different owner

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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