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WoW Forever · Classic+, live since Nov 4, 2026 · client build 1.60.1.70532
Improved Scorch

Spell

Improved Scorch

Physical

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Mage

Instant castSelf Only

Your Scorch spell has a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage.

Improved Scorch

Tooltip

Your Scorch spell has a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 109. Its base value is 100. It triggers Fire Vulnerability.

What it does

Improved Scorch is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Fire Vulnerability.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 109
Value: 100
Trigger spell: Fire Vulnerability

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.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Improved Scorch". This page is record #11095. 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
#383604effect types: noneA different effect setup
#383608effect 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 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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