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Stygian Grasp

Spell

Stygian Grasp

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

When struck has a 15% chance of reducing the attacker's movement speed by 50% for 5 secs.

Stygian Grasp

Tooltip

When struck has a 15% chance of reducing the attacker's movement speed by 50% for 5 secs.

How it works

Its aura has a 15% chance to proc when its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. It triggers Stygian Grasp.

What it does

Stygian Grasp is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Stygian Grasp (record #29164).

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
DurationInfinite
Proc chance15%
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Trigger spell: Stygian Grasp

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.

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Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Stygian Grasp". This page is record #29162. 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
#29164used by: Cast by Stygian Grasp; school: Shadow; duration: 5 sec; effect values: -50 (this record: 0)A helper record another spell casts

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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