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Cripple

Spell

Cripple

Shadow

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Instant castShort Range

Increases the time between an enemy's attacks by 100% and its movement by 50%, in addition to reducing its Strength by 50%.

Cripple

Tooltip

Increases the time between an enemy's attacks by 100% and its movement by 50%, in addition to reducing its Strength by 50%. Lasts 15 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

Cripple is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -50. It applies the ensnared mechanic. Its area radius is 20 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 319. Its base value is -100. Its area radius is 20 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 137. Its base value is -50. Its area radius is 20 yards.

What it does

Cripple is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 20 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the ensnared mechanic in a 20 yard radius and applies an aura in a 20 yard radius.

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

SchoolShadow
Range20 yards (Short Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration15 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50
Mechanic: Ensnared
Radius: 20 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 319
Value: -100
Radius: 20 yards
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 137
Value: -50
Misc value: 1
Radius: 20 yards

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.

Sounds

Cripple sounds

The sounds the game plays when Cripple is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

DeathCoiltargetSoundKit 743

  1. Deathcoiltarget2.2s · ID 568670 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Precast Shadow LowSoundKit 745

  1. Precastshadowmagiclow6.6s · ID 569424 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

SPELL_Shadow_CastSoundKit 2560

  1. Shadowcast0.8s · ID 569766 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

CrippleSoundKit 2617

  1. Cripple2.0s · ID 569189 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 25 separate Spell records named "Cripple". This page is record #29212. 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
#11443cast time: 3 secA variant record
#18381school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31406effect types: noneA different effect setup
#31477effect types: noneA different effect setup
#33787effect types: noneA different effect setup
#41281effect types: noneA different effect setup
#50379effect types: noneA different effect setup
#52498effect types: noneA different effect setup
#54814effect types: noneA different effect setup
#168634effect types: noneA different effect setup
#170802effect types: noneA different effect setup
#170995used by: Pet - Doomguard; effect types: noneA different owner

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 sighted3 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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