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Fear

Spell

Fear

Shadow

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1.5 secSelf Only

Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for up to 8 sec.

Fear

Tooltip

Strikes fear in an enemy, causing it to flee in terror for up to 8 sec. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7. Its area radius is 45 yards.

What it does

Fear is a Shadow spell with a 1.5 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 45 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the fleeing mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70374. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast time1.5 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
MechanicFleeing
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7
Radius: 45 yards

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70374. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Fear sounds

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

Precast Shadow LowSoundKit 745

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

SPELL_Shadow_CastSoundKit 2560

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

FearSoundKit 3231

  1. Fear4.3s · ID 567950 · 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 84 separate Spell records named "Fear". This page is record #26070. 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
#22678duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#26580cast time: instantA variant record
#26661effect types: noneA different effect setup
#27641cast time: 1 sec; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#27990cast time: 1 sec; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#29168used by: Cast by Fear; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#29321effect types: noneA different effect setup
#30002cast time: instant; duration: 6 secA variant record
#30530effect types: noneA different effect setup
#30584effect types: noneA different effect setup
#30615used by: Cast by Brined Shell; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#31358effect 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 1.60.1.70374, 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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