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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)
Frost Breath

Spell

Frost Breath

Frost

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2.5 secMedium-Long Range

Inflicts Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed for 8 sec.

Frost Breath

Tooltip

Inflicts Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed for 8 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 1140. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 8 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -50. It applies the snared mechanic. Its area radius is 8 yards.

What it does

Frost Breath is a Frost spell with a 2.5 sec cast, a range of 35 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it deals Frost damage (base value 1140) in an 8 yard radius and applies an aura with the snared mechanic in an 8 yard radius.

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 time2.5 sec
Duration8 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 1140
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 8 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50
Mechanic: Snared
Radius: 8 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 86 separate Spell records named "Frost Breath". This page is record #47425. 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
#44799cast time: 1 sec; duration: 12 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#45065cast time: 1 sec; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#45199cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#45200cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#46802cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#46886used by: Cast by Malygos Periodic Aura; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#47842cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#48766cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#49111cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#49317cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#49342used by: Cast by Frost Breath Strafe; cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Dummy, Dummy, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#50505cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; 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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