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Return to Sender

Spell

Return to Sender

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Return next hostile spell to sender.

Return to Sender

Tooltip

Return next hostile spell to sender.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met. The aura is spent after 1 procs.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 28. Its base value is 100.

What it does

Return to Sender is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 6 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
Duration6 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Proc charges1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 28
Value: 100

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

Return to Sender sounds

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

SPELL_SpellReflection_State_ShieldSoundKit 10042

  1. Spellreflection State Shield4.5s · ID 568951 · 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 4 separate Spell records named "Return to Sender". This page is record #1302378. 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
#240496effect types: noneA different effect setup
#240499used by: Cast by Outro Conversation; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#1270067effect types: noneA different effect setup
#1270068effect 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
New in the beta dataYes - no match for this spell id in the Classic Era baseline we hold
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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