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Frostbolt

Spell

Frostbolt

Frost

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3 secLong Range

Inflicts Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed for 4 sec.

Frostbolt

Tooltip

Inflicts Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed for 4 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Frostbolt costs 90 Mana. Its dispel type is client id 1.

Frostbolt is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 491.146. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -50. It applies the ensnared mechanic.

What it does

Frostbolt is a Frost spell with a 3 sec cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it deals Frost damage (base value 491.146) and applies an aura with the ensnared mechanic.

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

SchoolFrost
Cost90 Mana
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time3 sec
Duration4 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 491.146
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50
Mechanic: Ensnared

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

Frostbolt sounds

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

SPELL_Frost_PrecastLow_LoopSoundKit 20

  1. Precastfrostmagiclow4.4s · ID 568119 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Ice Blast ImpactSoundKit 22

  1. Iceblastimpact2.2s · ID 569358 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Ice CastSoundKit 2559

  1. Icecast0.8s · ID 569765 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

MissileIceLoopSoundKit 3013

  1. Icemissileloop4.0s · ID 569781 · spells/missile
    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 202 separate Spell records named "Frostbolt". This page is record #16249. 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
#12675effect values: 982.29, -50 (this record: 491.15, -50)Different tuning
#13322duration: 2 sec; effect values: 327.43, -50 (this record: 491.15, -50)Different tuning
#13439cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15043effect values: 654.86, -50 (this record: 491.15, -50)Different tuning
#15497no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#15530effect values: 1146.01, -50 (this record: 491.15, -50)Different tuning
#17503cast time: 2 sec; effect values: 1146.01, -50 (this record: 491.15, -50)Different tuning
#20297effect values: 426.83, -50 (this record: 491.15, -50)Different tuning
#20792effect values: 380.05, -50 (this record: 491.15, -50)Different tuning
#20806effect values: 403.44, -50 (this record: 491.15, -50)Different tuning
#20819effect values: 426.83, -50 (this record: 491.15, -50)Different tuning
#20822effect values: 461.91, -50 (this record: 491.15, -50)Different tuning

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 sighted2 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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