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Anticipation

Spell

Anticipation

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Increases your Defense Skill by 20.

Anticipation

Tooltip

Increases your Defense Skill by 20.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 30. Its base value is 20.

What it does

Anticipation is a 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 WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 30
Value: 20
Misc value: 95

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

How to learn

How to learn Anticipation

Learned at
Level 1
From
Warrior trainer
Who can learn it
Any Warrior

Visit a Warrior trainer once you reach level 1 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Warrior trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Warrior trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Arias'ta BladesingerWarrior TrainerDarnassus Capital58.7, 34.9
Darnath BladesingerWarrior TrainerDarnassus Capital58.9, 35.3
SildanairWarrior TrainerDarnassus Capital61.8, 42.2
Bilban TosslespannerWarrior TrainerIronforge Capital65.9, 88.4
Kelstrum StonebreakerWarrior TrainerIronforge Capital67.0, 90.1
Kelv SternhammerWarrior TrainerIronforge Capital70.3, 90.7
Ander GermaineWarrior TrainerStormwind City Capital80.2, 61.3
Ilsa CorbinWarrior TrainerStormwind City Capital80.4, 59.8
Wu ShenWarrior TrainerStormwind City Capital80.6, 59.9
7 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Granis SwiftaxeWarrior TrainerDun Morogh47.4, 52.6
Thran KhormanWarrior TrainerDun Morogh28.8, 67.2
Captain EvencaneWarrior TrainerDustwallow Marsh67.9, 48.4
Llane BeshereWarrior TrainerElwynn Forest50.2, 42.3
Lyria Du LacWarrior TrainerElwynn Forest41.1, 65.8
AlyissiaWarrior TrainerTeldrassil59.6, 38.4
Kyra WindbladeWarrior TrainerTeldrassil56.2, 59.2

Horde Warrior trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Grezz RagefistWarrior TrainerOrgrimmar Capital79.8, 31.4
SorekWarrior TrainerOrgrimmar Capital80.4, 32.4
Zel'makWarrior TrainerOrgrimmar Capital80.4, 29.5
Ker RagetotemWarrior TrainerThunder Bluff Capital57.6, 85.5
Sark RagetotemWarrior TrainerThunder Bluff Capital57.0, 89.5
Torm RagetotemWarrior TrainerThunder Bluff Capital57.2, 87.4
Angela CurthasWarrior TrainerUndercity Capital48.3, 16.0
Baltus FowlerWarrior TrainerUndercity Capital47.4, 17.3
Christoph WalkerWarrior TrainerUndercity Capital46.9, 15.2
7 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
FrangWarrior TrainerDurotar42.9, 69.4
Tarshaw JaggedscarWarrior TrainerDurotar54.2, 42.5
Krang StonehoofWarrior TrainerMulgore48.3, 63.7
MaloshWarrior TrainerSwamp of Sorrows44.9, 57.6
Harutt ThunderhornWarrior TrainerThe Barrens28.0, 66.5
Austil de MonWarrior TrainerTirisfal Glades61.9, 52.5
Dannal SternWarrior TrainerTirisfal Glades32.7, 65.6

Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.

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DevastateDevastate
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Improved BloodrageImproved Bloodrage
Improved DisarmImproved Disarm
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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Anticipation". This page is record #12297. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#114015effect types: noneA different effect setup
#344994effect 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 1 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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