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Slow

Spell

Slow

Arcane

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Instant castMedium Range

Increases the time between an enemy's attacks by 54% and slows its movement by 60% for 20 sec.

Slow

Tooltip

Increases the time between an enemy's attacks by 54% and slows its movement by 60% for 20 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Slow costs 140 Mana. Its dispel type is client id 1.

Slow is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 319. Its base value is -54.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -60.

What it does

Slow is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the ensnared 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

SchoolArcane
Cost140 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration20 sec
MechanicEnsnared
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 319
Value: -54
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -60

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 #18972. 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
#6146subtext: Rank 2; school: Nature; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#10371school: Physical; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#11436duration: 10 secA variant record
#13747duration: 10 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#19137different tooltip textA variant record
#22356duration: 10 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#24415effect 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
#32921effect 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 sighted2 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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