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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)
Defiance

Spell

Defiance

Physical

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Warrior

Instant castSelf Only

Increases the threat generated by your attacks by 5% while in Defensive Stance and increases your expertise by 2.

Defiance

Tooltip

Increases the threat generated by your attacks by 5% while in Defensive Stance and increases your expertise by 2.

How it works

Defiance is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 10. Its base value is 5.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 107. Its base value is 2.

What it does

Defiance is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura.

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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 10
Value: 5
Misc value: 127
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 107
Value: 2
Misc value: 8

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 3 separate Spell records named "Defiance". This page is record #12303. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#350650journal encounter: Soulrender Dormazain; effect types: noneA different caster
#351773effect types: noneA different effect setup
#358053effect types: noneA 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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