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Terrify

Spell

Terrify

Shadow

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Instant castCombat Range

Terrifies an enemy, causing it to flee in fear for 4 sec.

Terrify

Tooltip

Terrifies an enemy, causing it to flee in fear for 4 sec. Only 1 target can be terrified at a time.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7.

What it does

Terrify is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the fleeing 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

SchoolShadow
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration4 sec
MechanicFleeing
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7

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

Terrify sounds

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

DeathCoiltargetSoundKit 743

  1. Deathcoiltarget2.2s · ID 568670 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Precast Shadow LowSoundKit 745

  1. Precastshadowmagiclow6.6s · ID 569424 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

BattleShoutTargetSoundKit 3113

  1. Battleshouttarget1.5s · ID 568028 · 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 9 separate Spell records named "Terrify". This page is record #7399. 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
#35198effect types: noneA different effect setup
#49106effect types: noneA different effect setup
#151087effect types: noneA different effect setup
#375976effect types: noneA different effect setup
#375978used by: Cast by Terrify; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#432662effect types: noneA different effect setup
#469707effect types: noneA different effect setup
#469711journal encounter: The Seven; effect types: noneA different caster

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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