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Perception

Spell

Perception

Physical

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Instant cast3 min cooldownSelf Only

Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.

Perception

Tooltip

Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 17. Its base value is 50. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Perception is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 3 min cooldown and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it 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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown3 min
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration20 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 17
Value: 50
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

Perception sounds

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

HealingAuraSoundKit 3321

  1. Healingaura1.4s · ID 568287 · 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.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 5 separate Spell records named "Perception". This page is record #20600. 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
#1265001effect types: noneA different effect setup
#1265724used by: Herbalism; effect types: noneA different owner
#1265725used by: Fishing; effect types: noneA different owner
#1265726used by: Mining; effect types: noneA different owner
#1265727used by: Skinning; 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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