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Thorns

Spell

Thorns

Nature

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Druid

Instant castMedium Range

Thorns sprout from the friendly target causing Nature damage to attackers when hit.

Thorns

Tooltip

Thorns sprout from the friendly target causing Nature damage to attackers when hit. Lasts 10 min.

How it works

Each cast of Thorns costs 35 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 15. Its base value is 3.

What it does

Thorns is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 10 min. 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
Cost35 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration10 min
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 15
Value: 3

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.

How to learn

How to learn Thorns

Learned at
Level 6 (Rank 1)
From
Druid trainer
Who can learn it
Any Druid

Visit a Druid trainer once you reach level 6 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Druid trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Druid trainers

TrainerZoneMap
DenatharionDruid TrainerDarnassus Capital34.8, 7.4
Fylerian NightwingDruid TrainerDarnassus Capital33.5, 8.3
Mathrengyl BearwalkerDruid TrainerDarnassus Capital35.4, 8.4
MaldrynDruid TrainerStormwind City Capital34.4, 65.2
Sheldras MoontreeDruid TrainerStormwind City Capital35.8, 67.4
TheridranDruid TrainerStormwind City Capital36.1, 64.4
3 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Golhine the HoodedDruid TrainerFelwood61.9, 24.5
KalDruid TrainerTeldrassil55.9, 61.6
Mardant StrongoakDruid TrainerTeldrassil58.6, 40.3

Horde Druid trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Kym WildmaneDruid TrainerThunder Bluff Capital77.1, 29.8
Sheal RunetotemDruid TrainerThunder Bluff Capital77.1, 27.0
Turak RunetotemDruid TrainerThunder Bluff Capital76.5, 27.2
3 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Jannos LighthoofDruid TrainerFeralas76.0, 42.3
Gennia RunetotemDruid TrainerMulgore47.5, 63.0
Gart MistrunnerDruid TrainerThe Barrens28.5, 66.4

Neutral Druid trainers

TrainerZoneMap
LoganaarDruid TrainerMoonglade52.5, 40.6

Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 29 separate Spell records named "Thorns". This page is record #467. 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
#15438used by: Cast by Naglering; school: Arcane; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#21335effect values: 8 (this record: 3); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#21337effect values: 16 (this record: 3); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#22351duration: until cancelled; effect values: 1 (this record: 3); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#22696duration: until cancelled; effect values: 32 (this record: 3); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#25640duration: until cancelled; effect values: 64 (this record: 3); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#25777duration: until cancelled; effect values: 500 (this record: 3); 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

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
Level data sightedBase level 6 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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