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Decapitate

Spell

Decapitate

Physical

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Instant cast5 sec cooldownSelf Only

Chance to decapitate the target on a melee swing, causing 564 damage.

Decapitate

Tooltip

Chance to decapitate the target on a melee swing, causing 564 damage.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. Its base value is 100. It triggers Decapitate.

What it does

Decapitate is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 5 sec cooldown and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Decapitate (record #24241).

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
Cooldown5 sec
Global cooldownNone
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Value: 100
Trigger spell: Decapitate

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.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 24 separate Spell records named "Decapitate". This page is record #25669. 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
#24241used by: Cast by Decapitate; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#54670effect types: noneA different effect setup
#96682effect types: noneA different effect setup
#96684effect types: noneA different effect setup
#134912effect types: noneA different effect setup
#134916used by: Cast by Decapitate; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#134919used by: Cast by Decapitate; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#134990effect types: noneA different effect setup
#134992used by: Cast by Decapitate; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#135000effect types: noneA different effect setup
#135549effect types: noneA different effect setup
#144093effect 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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