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Slow

Spell

Slow

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

Increases time between victim's attacks by 25 for 10 sec.

Slow

Tooltip

Increases time between victim's attacks by 25 for 10 sec.

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 319. Its base value is -25. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Slow is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 10 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
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 319
Value: -25
Spell power coefficient: 1

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

Slow sounds

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

Magic CastSoundKit 1641

  1. Shadowcast0.8s · ID 569766 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

SlowTargetSoundKit 3073

  1. Slowtaget3.0s · ID 568147 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

PrecastMagicLowSoundKit 3136

  1. Precastmagelow3.0s · ID 568938 · 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 32 separate Spell records named "Slow". This page is record #10371. 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
#246subtext: Rank 1; school: Nature; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#6146subtext: Rank 2; school: Nature; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#11436school: Arcane; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#13747school: Arcane; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#18972school: Arcane; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#19137school: Arcane; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#22356school: Arcane; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#24415school: Arcane; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#25603effect types: noneA different effect setup
#29990effect types: noneA different effect setup
#31589effect types: noneA different effect setup
#31741effect 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

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