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Malfunction

Spell

Malfunction

Fire

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Instant castCombat Range

Fire spell.

Malfunction

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 200. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 200. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Malfunction is a Fire spell with an instant cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals Fire damage (base value 200).

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

SchoolFire
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 200
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 200
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.

Sounds

Malfunction sounds

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

Molten Blast ImpactSoundKit 1507

  1. Moltenblastimpact2.3s · ID 569559 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. Fireballimpacta2.0s · ID 568461 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. Fireballimpactb2.0s · ID 568429 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  4. Fireballimpactc2.0s · ID 569449 · 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 9 separate Spell records named "Malfunction". This page is record #13319. 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
#211658effect types: noneA different effect setup
#233739journal encounter: Fallen Avatar; effect types: noneA different caster
#241019effect types: noneA different effect setup
#364684effect types: noneA different effect setup
#451132effect types: noneA different effect setup
#451133used by: Cast by Malfunction; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#456612effect types: noneA different effect setup
#456614used by: Cast by Malfunction; effect types: noneA 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

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

Comments

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