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Riptide

Spell

Riptide

Frost

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Instant castSelf Only

Frost spell.

Riptide

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Riptide is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 100. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 10 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Knock Back (effect type 98). Its base value is 65. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 10 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 67. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Riptide is a Frost spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it deals Frost damage (base value 100) in a 10 yard radius, has a Knock Back effect in a 10 yard radius and applies an aura in a 10 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the disarmed mechanic.

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

SchoolFrost
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration4 sec
MechanicDisarmed
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 100
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #2Knock Back (98)
Value: 65
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 40
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 67
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 10 yards

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

Riptide sounds

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

Precast Frost LowSoundKit 703

  1. Precastfrostmagiclow4.4s · ID 568119 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Chains of Ice ImpactSoundKit 1502

  1. Chainsoficeimpact3.3s · ID 568741 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

FrostNovaSoundKit 3076

  1. Frostnova1.8s · ID 569378 · 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 19 separate Spell records named "Riptide". This page is record #22419. 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
#61295used by: Talent: Shaman; effect types: noneA different owner
#66053effect types: noneA different effect setup
#75367effect types: noneA different effect setup
#90399effect types: noneA different effect setup
#90914effect types: noneA different effect setup
#130824effect types: noneA different effect setup
#175564used by: Cast by Riptide; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#175565effect types: noneA different effect setup
#175925effect types: noneA different effect setup
#217924effect types: noneA different effect setup
#224687effect types: noneA different effect setup
#231725effect 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 sighted3 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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