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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)
Permafrost

Spell

Permafrost

Physical

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Freezes the ground in a small area, preventing most creatures from burrowing through it and reducing movement speed over the area by 30%.

Permafrost

Tooltip

Freezes the ground in a small area, preventing most creatures from burrowing through it and reducing movement speed over the area by 30%.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Persistent Area Aura (effect type 27). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -30. It applies the snared mechanic. Its area radius is 6 yards.

What it does

Permafrost is a spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 15 min. When cast it leaves a persistent area effect on the ground with the snared mechanic in a 6 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

SchoolPhysical
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration15 min
Effect #1Persistent Area Aura (27)
Aura type id 33
Value: -30
Mechanic: Snared
Radius: 6 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 15 separate Spell records named "Permafrost". This page is record #66193. 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
#65872used by: Cast by Permafrost; school: Frost; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#65882effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#66185duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#68786difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; used by: Cast by Forge Frostborn Mace; school: Frost; duration: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#70326duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#86081used by: Cast by Permafrost; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#86082effect types: noneA different effect setup
#207200used by: Talent: Death Knight; effect types: noneA different owner
#341932effect types: noneA different effect setup
#341933used by: Cast by Permafrost; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#372736journal encounter: Sennarth, the Cold Breath; effect types: noneA different caster
#372739effect 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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