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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)
Frostbolt Volley

Spell

Frostbolt Volley

Frost

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2 secMedium Range

Inflicts 226 to 240 Frost damage to nearby enemies, reducing their movement speed by 50% for 8 sec.

Frostbolt Volley

Tooltip

Inflicts 226 to 240 Frost damage to nearby enemies, reducing their movement speed by 50% for 8 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Frostbolt Volley costs 180 Mana. Its dispel type is client id 1.

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

  1. Effect 1 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 20 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 226. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 20 yards.

What it does

Frostbolt Volley is a Frost spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the snared mechanic in a 20 yard radius and deals Frost damage (base value 226) in a 20 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
Cost180 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time2 sec
Duration8 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50
Mechanic: Snared
Radius: 20 yards
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 226
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 20 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 34 separate Spell records named "Frostbolt Volley". This page is record #8398. 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
#12737cast time: 3 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#22643cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#29923duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#29957cast time: 5 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#36741cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37262duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38837cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#58532duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#61594duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#62580journal encounter: Thorim; cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#62604cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#63758duration: none; effect types: School Damage; 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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