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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)
Thorns

Spell

Thorns

Arcane

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Instant castSelf Only

When struck in combat inflicts 3 Arcane damage to the attacker.

Thorns

Tooltip

When struck in combat inflicts 3 Arcane damage to the attacker.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 15. Its base value is 3.

What it does

Thorns is an Arcane spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura.

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

SchoolArcane
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 15
Value: 3

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Thorns appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 29 separate Spell records named "Thorns". This page is record #15438. 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
#467school: Nature; duration: 10 min; different tooltip textA variant record
#21335school: Nature; duration: 10 min; different tooltip textA variant record
#21337school: Nature; duration: 10 min; different tooltip textA variant record
#22351school: Nature; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA variant record
#22696school: Nature; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA variant record
#25640school: Nature; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA variant record
#25777school: Nature; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA variant record
#31271school: Nature; duration: 10 min; different tooltip textA variant record
#33907school: Nature; duration: 10 min; different tooltip textA variant record
#34343school: Nature; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA variant record
#34663school: Nature; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#35361school: Nature; duration: 10 min; different tooltip textA variant record

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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