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WoW ForeverWoW Forever · the official Classic+ · live since November 4, 2026 · data from client 1.60.1.70532Also on Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · Wrath of the Lich King · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Defile

Spell

Defile

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Shadow spell.

Defile

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met. The aura is spent after 1 procs.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Defile is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 5 min. 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

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration5 min
Proc chanceAlways
Proc charges1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Spell power coefficient: 1

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

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 55 separate Spell records named "Defile". This page is record #27200. 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
#27177duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#27183no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#27192no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#27193no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#27194no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#27195no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#27196no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#27197no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#27198no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#27199no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#72743effect types: noneA different effect setup
#72754used by: Cast by Defile; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts

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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