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WoW ForeverWoW Forever beta client 1.60.1.70532 · the official Classic+ · launches November 4, 2026Also on Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · Wrath of the Lich King · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Spotlight

Spell

Spotlight

Physical

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Instant castMedium Range

Physical spell.

Spotlight

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 4. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Spotlight is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 168 hr. 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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration168 hr
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
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

Spotlight sounds

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

MoonBeam_Impact_BaseTargetSoundKit 8576

  1. Moonbeam Impact Basetarget4.0s · ID 569692 · 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 23 separate Spell records named "Spotlight". This page is record #25824. 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
#25823duration: 3 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#29683effect types: noneA different effect setup
#32214effect types: noneA different effect setup
#34126effect types: noneA different effect setup
#35259used by: Cast by Moonshroud; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#35498effect types: noneA different effect setup
#41347effect types: noneA different effect setup
#46975effect types: noneA different effect setup
#62165effect types: noneA different effect setup
#73292effect types: noneA different effect setup
#77589effect types: noneA different effect setup
#81431effect 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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