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Retaliation

Spell

Retaliation

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Instantly counterattack any enemy that strikes you in melee for 15 sec.

Retaliation

Tooltip

Instantly counterattack any enemy that strikes you in melee for 15 sec. Melee attacks made from behind cannot be counterattacked.

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 42. It scales with 1 times spell power. It triggers Retaliation.

What it does

Retaliation is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Retaliation (record #22858).

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
Duration15 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Spell power coefficient: 1
Trigger spell: Retaliation

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

Retaliation sounds

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

SPELL_Fire_CastSoundKit 1484

  1. Firecast0.8s · ID 569764 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Recklessness ImpactSoundKit 3071

  1. Recklessnesstarget2.4s · ID 569491 · 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 18 separate Spell records named "Retaliation". This page is record #22857. 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
#22858used by: Cast by Retaliation; duration: none; effect types: Weapon DamageA helper record another spell casts
#40546effect types: noneA different effect setup
#52423effect types: noneA different effect setup
#52424used by: Cast by Retaliation; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#65932effect types: noneA different effect setup
#65934effect types: noneA different effect setup
#115511effect types: noneA different effect setup
#129758used by: Cast by Impervious Shield; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#137616effect types: noneA different effect setup
#223592effect types: noneA different effect setup
#223593effect types: noneA different effect setup
#264085effect 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 1.60.1.70532, 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

Comments

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