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Thorns

Spell

Thorns

Nature

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Instant castSelf Only

Causes 1 Nature damage to any creature that strikes the caster.

Thorns

Tooltip

Causes 1 Nature damage to any creature that strikes the caster.

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 15. Its base value is 1. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Thorns is a Nature spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. 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

SchoolNature
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 15
Value: 1
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

Thorns sounds

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

SPELL_Nature_PreCastHigh_LoopSoundKit 27

  1. Precastnaturemagichigh4.1s · ID 568291 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

SPELL_Nature_CastSoundKit 2561

  1. Naturecast0.7s · ID 569767 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

ThornsSoundKit 3225

  1. Thorns1.3s · ID 569022 · 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 29 separate Spell records named "Thorns". This page is record #22351. 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
#15438subtext: Rank 1; used by: Cast by Naglering; school: Arcane; effect values: 3 (this record: 1); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#21335duration: 10 min; effect values: 8 (this record: 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#21337duration: 10 min; effect values: 16 (this record: 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#22696effect values: 32 (this record: 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#25640effect values: 64 (this record: 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#25777effect values: 500 (this record: 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#31271effect types: noneA different effect setup
#33907effect types: noneA different effect setup
#34343effect types: noneA different effect setup
#34663effect types: noneA different effect setup
#35361effect types: noneA different effect setup
#43420effect 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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