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Impale

Spell

Impale

Physical

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1 secAnywhere

Physical spell.

Impale

How it works

Impale is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 4500. Its area radius is 45 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Knock Back (effect type 98). Its base value is 300. Its area radius is 45 yards.

What it does

Impale is a Physical spell with a 1 sec cast and an unlimited range. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 4500) in a 45 yard radius and has a Knock Back effect in a 45 yard radius.

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere)
Cast time1 sec
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 4500
Radius: 45 yards
Effect #3Knock Back (98)
Value: 300
Radius: 45 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

Impale sounds

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

CleaveSoundKit 1489

  1. Divineshield3.0s · ID 569738 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Chains of Ice ImpactSoundKit 1502

  1. Chainsoficeimpact3.3s · ID 568741 · 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 159 separate Spell records named "Impale". This page is record #28783. 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
#15860cast time: instant; duration: 9 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#16001cast time: instant; duration: 9 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#24049cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26025cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Knock Back, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26548cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#29583effect types: noneA different effect setup
#32716effect types: noneA different effect setup
#34451effect types: noneA different effect setup
#34580effect types: noneA different effect setup
#39061effect types: noneA different effect setup
#48261effect types: noneA different effect setup
#53454effect 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 sighted3 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

Comments

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