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Gouge

Spell

Gouge

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

Inflicts 20 damage to an enemy and stuns it for up to 4 sec.

Gouge

Tooltip

Inflicts 20 damage to an enemy and stuns it for up to 4 sec. You will automatically stop attacking. Target must be facing you. Any damage received by the stunned target will revive it.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 20. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12.

What it does

Gouge is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 20) and applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the incapacitated 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

SchoolPhysical
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration4 sec
MechanicIncapacitated
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 20
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12

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

Gouge sounds

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

SwingWeaponSpecialWarriorSoundKit 3091

  1. Swingweaponspecialwarriora0.6s · ID 569828 · spells/warriorswings
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. Swingweaponspecialwarriorc0.6s · ID 569827 · spells/warriorswings
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. Swingweaponspecialwarriorb0.6s · ID 569830 · spells/warriorswings
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  4. Swingweaponspecialwarriord0.7s · ID 569829 · spells/warriorswings
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

GougeSoundKit 3313

  1. Gougetarget0.3s · ID 568415 · 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 20 separate Spell records named "Gouge". This page is record #12540. 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
#1776subtext: Rank 1; used by: Talent: Rogue; effect types: School Damage, Energize, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#13579no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#24698no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#28456duration: 6 sec; effect values: 2100, 0 (this record: 20, 0)Different tuning
#29425effect types: noneA different effect setup
#34940effect types: noneA different effect setup
#36862effect types: noneA different effect setup
#38863effect types: noneA different effect setup
#76582effect types: noneA different effect setup
#143301effect types: noneA different effect setup
#143330effect types: noneA different effect setup
#143331effect 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 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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