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Poison

Spell

Poison

Nature

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Instant castSelf Only

Nature spell.

Poison

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 1200. Its area radius is 30 yards.

What it does

Poison is a Nature spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Nature damage (base value 1200) in a 30 yard radius.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70374. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolNature
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 1200
Radius: 30 yards

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70374. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Poison appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

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 #28241. 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
#18208duration: 25 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#19448duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#21952duration: 7 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#24097duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#25605duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#25645duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26610effect types: noneA different effect setup
#26612effect types: noneA different effect setup
#28158duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31747effect types: noneA different effect setup
#34969effect types: noneA different effect setup
#37840effect types: noneA different effect setup

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 1.60.1.70374, 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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