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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)
Earth Shock

Spell

Earth Shock

Nature

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Shaman

Instant cast6 sec cooldownTwenty-Five yards

Instantly shocks the target with concussive force, causing 17 to 19 Nature damage and reducing melee attack speed by 10% for 8 sec.

Earth Shock

Tooltip

Instantly shocks the target with concussive force, causing 17 to 19 Nature damage and reducing melee attack speed by 10% for 8 sec.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 138. Its base value is -10. It applies the slowed mechanic.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 17. It scales with 0.154 times spell power.

What it does

Earth Shock is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 25 yards, a 6 sec cooldown and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the slowed mechanic and deals Nature damage (base value 17).

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

SchoolNature
Range25 yards (Twenty-Five yards)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown6 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 138
Value: -10
Mechanic: Slowed
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 17
Spell power coefficient: 0.154

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Earth Shock appears in: 3 talents.

Talents

  • Earth Shock for Shaman (Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration)Talent
  • Earth Shock for Shaman (Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration) (definition #131856)Talent
  • Earth Shock for Shaman (Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration) (definition #132106)Talent

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 29 separate Spell records named "Earth Shock". This page is record #8042. 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
#13281duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#13728duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15501duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#22885duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#23114duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#24685duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#25025duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26194duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#43305duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#47071duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#54511duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#56506duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; 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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