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Ice Nova

Spell

Ice Nova

Frost

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Instant castSelf Only

Inflicts Frost damage to nearby enemies, immobilizing them for up to 2 sec.

Ice Nova

Tooltip

Inflicts Frost damage to nearby enemies, immobilizing them for up to 2 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 175.409. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 10 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Ice Nova is a Frost spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 2 sec. When cast it deals Frost damage (base value 175.409) in a 10 yard radius and applies an aura in a 10 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the rooted 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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration2 sec
MechanicRooted
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 175.409
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Radius: 10 yards

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

Ice Nova sounds

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

Freeze ImpactSoundKit 29

  1. Icebarrirerstate4.0s · ID 568316 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Precast Frost LowSoundKit 703

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

FrostNovaSoundKit 3076

  1. Frostnova1.8s · ID 569378 · 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 12 separate Spell records named "Ice Nova". This page is record #22519. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#47772effect types: noneA different effect setup
#56935effect types: noneA different effect setup
#64919used by: Cast by Ice Nova; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#64920effect types: noneA different effect setup
#66309used by: Cast by Ice Nova; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#66310effect types: noneA different effect setup
#66346used by: Cast by Ice Nova; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#66347effect types: noneA different effect setup
#157997used by: Talent: Mage; effect types: noneA different owner
#165267effect types: noneA different effect setup
#293985effect 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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