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Pierce Armor

Spell

Pierce Armor

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

Reduces an enemy's armor by 75% for 20 sec.

Pierce Armor

Tooltip

Reduces an enemy's armor by 75% for 20 sec.

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 101. Its base value is -75.

What it does

Pierce Armor is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards 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
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration20 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 101
Value: -75
Misc value: 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

Pierce Armor sounds

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

DecisiveStrikeSoundKit 3218

  1. Decisivestrike1.0s · ID 569098 · 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 13 separate Spell records named "Pierce Armor". This page is record #12097. 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
#6016effect values: -50 (this record: -75)Different tuning
#38187effect types: noneA different effect setup
#39214effect types: noneA different effect setup
#46202effect types: noneA different effect setup
#53418effect types: noneA different effect setup
#55318effect types: noneA different effect setup
#86070effect types: noneA different effect setup
#126463effect types: noneA different effect setup
#153794effect types: noneA different effect setup
#218990effect types: noneA different effect setup
#270380effect types: noneA different effect setup
#424414journal encounter: Captain Dailcry; effect types: noneA different caster

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 1.60.1.70450, 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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