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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)
Fear

Spell

Fear

Shadow

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1.5 secSelf Only

Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for up to 8 sec.

Fear

Tooltip

Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for up to 8 sec. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7. Its area radius is 45 yards.

What it does

Fear is a Shadow spell with a 1.5 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 45 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the fleeing mechanic.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast time1.5 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
MechanicFleeing
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7
Radius: 45 yards

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 84 separate Spell records named "Fear". This page is record #26070. 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
#22678duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#26580cast time: instantA variant record
#26661cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#27641cast time: 1 sec; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#27990cast time: 1 sec; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#29168used by: Cast by Fear; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#29321cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#30002cast time: instant; duration: 6 secA variant record
#30530cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#30584cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#30615used by: Cast by Brined Shell; cast time: 1 sec; duration: 2 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#31358cast 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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