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Poison

Spell

Poison

Nature

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Instant castCombat Range

Poisons target for 8 Nature damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.

Poison

Tooltip

Poisons target for 8 Nature damage every 2 sec for 20 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 4. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 8 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec, 10 times over the full 20 sec (80 base in total).

What it does

Poison is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolNature
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration20 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 4
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 8
Period: every 2 sec

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Poison sounds

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

SPELL_Nature_PreCastHigh_LoopSoundKit 27

  1. Precastnaturemagichigh4.1s · ID 568291 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

SPELL_Nature_CastSoundKit 2561

  1. Naturecast0.7s · ID 569767 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

SPELL_PoisonCloud_ImpactSoundKit 5335

  1. Bestowdiseaseimpact4.0s · ID 568208 · 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.

How to learn

Items that grant this spell

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Poison appears in: 1 spell that casts it and 2 items (listed under Provided by).

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 55 separate Spell records named "Poison". This page is record #17511. 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
#13299school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 1 (this record: 8)Different tuning
#13518duration: 15 sec; effect values: 5 (this record: 8)Different tuning
#16400duration: 15 sec; effect values: 6 (this record: 8)Different tuning
#16401duration: 30 sec; effect values: 30 (this record: 8)Different tuning
#17183duration: 15 sec; effect values: 24 (this record: 8)Different tuning
#17292duration: 30 secA variant record
#17330duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#18077duration: 15 sec; effect values: 3 (this record: 8)Different tuning
#18197duration: 15 sec; effect values: 9 (this record: 8)Different tuning
#18203used by: Cast by Venomspitter; duration: 15 sec; effect values: 7 (this record: 8)A helper record another spell casts
#18208duration: 25 sec; effect values: 13 (this record: 8)Different tuning
#19448duration: 30 sec; effect values: 70.16 (this record: 8); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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 1.60.1.70338, 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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