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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)
Intimidation

Spell

Intimidation

Shadow

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Instant cast20 sec cooldownCombat Range

Intimidates an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for 3 sec.

Intimidation

Tooltip

Intimidates an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for 3 sec. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7.

What it does

Intimidation is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards, a 20 sec cooldown and effects that last 3 sec. When cast it applies an aura. 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
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown20 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration3 sec
MechanicFleeing
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7

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 "Intimidation". This page is record #7093. 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
#19577used by: Talent: Hunter; school: Nature; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 77; different tooltip textA different owner
#24394used by: Pet - Generic Hunter; school: Physical; effect types: Threat, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#70495school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#120558effect types: noneA different effect setup
#123646effect types: noneA different effect setup
#160109effect types: noneA different effect setup
#284378effect types: noneA different effect setup
#284379effect types: noneA different effect setup
#355716effect types: noneA different effect setup
#355719effect types: noneA different effect setup
#462154effect types: noneA different effect setup
#462155effect 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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