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NatureTooltip
The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 48 Nature damage over 12 sec.
How it works
Each cast of Insect Swarm costs 45 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.
Insect Swarm is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:
- Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 8 per tick. It scales with 0.158 times spell power. It ticks every 2 sec, 6 times over the full 12 sec (48 base in total).
- Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 54. Its base value is -2. It scales with 1 times spell power.
What it does
Insect Swarm is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 12 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec and applies an aura.
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
| School | Nature |
|---|---|
| Cost | 45 Mana |
| Range | 30 yards (Medium Range) |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Global cooldown | 1.5 sec |
| GCD category | Category id 133 |
| Duration | 12 sec |
| Dispel type | Dispel type id 1 |
| Proc chance | Always |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 3 Value: 8 Spell power coefficient: 0.158 Period: every 2 sec |
| Effect #2 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 54 Value: -2 Spell power coefficient: 1 |
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.
Insect Swarm sounds
The sounds the game plays when Insect Swarm is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.
SPELL_Nature_CastSoundKit 2561
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.
How to learn
How to learn Insect Swarm
Learned at- Level 20 (Rank 1)
From- Druid trainer
Who can learn it- Any Druid
Visit a Druid trainer once you reach level 20 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Druid trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.
Alliance Druid trainers
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| DenatharionDruid Trainer | Darnassus Capital | 34.8, 7.4 |
| Fylerian NightwingDruid Trainer | Darnassus Capital | 33.5, 8.3 |
| Mathrengyl BearwalkerDruid Trainer | Darnassus Capital | 35.4, 8.4 |
| MaldrynDruid Trainer | Stormwind City Capital | 34.4, 65.2 |
| Sheldras MoontreeDruid Trainer | Stormwind City Capital | 35.8, 67.4 |
| TheridranDruid Trainer | Stormwind City Capital | 36.1, 64.4 |
3 more in starting zones and towns
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Golhine the HoodedDruid Trainer | Felwood | 61.9, 24.5 |
| KalDruid Trainer | Teldrassil | 55.9, 61.6 |
| Mardant StrongoakDruid Trainer | Teldrassil | 58.6, 40.3 |
Horde Druid trainers
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Kym WildmaneDruid Trainer | Thunder Bluff Capital | 77.1, 29.8 |
| Sheal RunetotemDruid Trainer | Thunder Bluff Capital | 77.1, 27.0 |
| Turak RunetotemDruid Trainer | Thunder Bluff Capital | 76.5, 27.2 |
3 more in starting zones and towns
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Jannos LighthoofDruid Trainer | Feralas | 76.0, 42.3 |
| Gennia RunetotemDruid Trainer | Mulgore | 47.5, 63.0 |
| Gart MistrunnerDruid Trainer | The Barrens | 28.5, 66.4 |
Neutral Druid trainers
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| LoganaarDruid Trainer | Moonglade | 52.5, 40.6 |
Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.
Related
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Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 13 separate Spell records named "Insect Swarm". This page is record #5570. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #65855 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #83017 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #114506 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #114515 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #118073 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #125010 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #165154 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #182907 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #210507 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #215169 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #247076 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #353652 | used by: Cast by Insect Plague; effect types: none | A helper record another spell casts |
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
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