Spell

Hex

Nature

Instant castTwenty yards

Transforms nearby enemies into frogs, rendering them unable to attack or cast spells for 10 sec.

Hex

How it works

Each cast of Hex costs 120 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

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

Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 56. Its area radius is 10 yards.
Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 5. Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Hex is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 20 yards and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 10 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the polymorphed 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

School	Nature
Cost	120 Mana
Range	20 yards (Twenty yards)
Cast time	Instant
Global cooldown	1.5 sec
GCD category	Category id 133
Duration	10 sec
Mechanic	Polymorphed
Dispel type	Dispel type id 1
Effect #1	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 56 Misc value: 7552 Radius: 10 yards
Effect #2	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 5 Radius: 10 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.

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 76 separate Spell records named "Hex". This page is record #16097. 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
#11641	effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#16707	duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108	A different effect setup
#16708	duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108	A different effect setup
#16709	duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108	A different effect setup
#17172	duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#18503	effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#22566	cast time: 2 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108	A different effect setup
#24053	duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#29044	duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#36700	duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#40400	duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#46295	effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 108; different tooltip text	A 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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