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

Spell

Mining

Physical

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5 secInteract Range

Physical spell, taught by Mining.

Mining

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Open Lock (effect type 33). Its base value is 100.

What it does

Mining is a spell with a 5 sec cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it opens a lock.

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
Range5 yards (Interact Range)
Cast time5 sec
Effect #1Open Lock (33)
Value: 100
Misc value: 3

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

Mining sounds

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

Mining ImpactSoundKit 1143

  1. Mininghita0.6s · ID 569801 · spells/tradeskills
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. Mininghitb0.6s · ID 569811 · spells/tradeskills
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. Mininghitc0.6s · ID 569792 · spells/tradeskills
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  4. Mininghitd0.8s · ID 569794 · spells/tradeskills
    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

More Mining spells

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Rock GardenRock Garden
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Smelt BronzeSmelt Bronze
Smelt CopperSmelt Copper
Smelt Dark IronSmelt Dark Iron
Smelt ElementiumSmelt Elementium
Smelt GoldSmelt Gold
Smelt Heavy ThoriumSmelt Heavy Thorium

Every Mining spell

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 67 separate Spell records named "Mining". This page is record #2578. 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
#2575subtext: Apprentice; used by: Mining; cast time: 3.2 sec; effect types: Open Lock, effect 118; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#2576subtext: Journeyman; used by: Mining; cast time: 3.2 sec; effect types: Open Lock, effect 118; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#3564subtext: Expert; used by: Mining; cast time: 3.2 sec; effect types: Open Lock, effect 118; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#10248subtext: Artisan; used by: Mining; cast time: 3.2 sec; effect types: Open Lock, effect 118; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#13612used by: Enchanting; effect types: Enchant Item; different tooltip textA different owner
#29354used by: Mining; effect types: noneA different owner
#32606used by: Mining; effect types: noneA different owner
#50310used by: Mining; effect types: noneA different owner
#74517used by: Mining; effect types: noneA different owner
#102161used by: Mining; effect types: noneA different owner
#135120effect types: noneA different effect setup
#158754used by: Mining; effect types: noneA different owner

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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