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Cataclysm

Spell

Cataclysm

Physical

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Warlock

Instant castSelf Only

Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.

Cataclysm

Tooltip

Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 10%.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is -10. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Cataclysm 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 108
Value: -10
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 14

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.

Related

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Hellfire EffectHellfire Effect

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 21 separate Spell records named "Cataclysm". This page is record #17778. 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
#50980effect types: noneA different effect setup
#68707used by: Cast by Forcecast Cataclysm I; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#68953used by: Cast by Cataclysm; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#80133effect types: noneA different effect setup
#80134effect types: noneA different effect setup
#100761effect types: noneA different effect setup
#102111effect types: noneA different effect setup
#106523effect types: noneA different effect setup
#106527used by: Cast by Cataclysm; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#106538effect types: noneA different effect setup
#138564effect types: noneA different effect setup
#138565effect 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

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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