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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)
Howling Blast

Spell

Howling Blast

Frost

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Instant castSelf Only

Frost spell.

Howling Blast

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. Its base value is 1 per tick. It ticks every 4 sec. It triggers Howling Blast.

What it does

Howling Blast is a Frost spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 4 sec. It also casts Howling Blast (record #61061).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration4 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Value: 1
Period: every 4 sec
Trigger spell: Howling Blast

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 15 separate Spell records named "Howling Blast". This page is record #61066. 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
#49184subtext: Rank 1; used by: Talent: Death Knight; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, School Damage, Dummy; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#53536duration: none; effect types: Dummy, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#61061used by: Cast by Howling Blast; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#79896effect types: noneA different effect setup
#107116effect types: noneA different effect setup
#165740effect types: noneA different effect setup
#172750effect types: noneA different effect setup
#237680effect types: noneA different effect setup
#283498effect types: noneA different effect setup
#283501effect types: noneA different effect setup
#310386effect types: noneA different effect setup
#314864effect types: noneA 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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