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Torment

Spell

Torment

Shadow

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Warlock

Instant cast5 sec cooldownCombat Range

Taunts the creature, increasing the chance that it will attack the Voidwalker.

Torment

Tooltip

Taunts the creature, increasing the chance that it will attack the Voidwalker.

How it works

Each cast of Torment costs 20 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

  1. Effect 1 is Threat (effect type 63). Its base value is 70.

What it does

Torment is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and a 5 sec cooldown. When cast it changes threat.

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
Cost20 Mana
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown5 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Threat (63)
Value: 70

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

Torment sounds

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

Precast Shadow LowSoundKit 745

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

SPELL_Shadow_CastSoundKit 2560

  1. Shadowcast0.8s · ID 569766 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

ShadowWordPainTargetSoundKit 3085

  1. Shadowwordpaintarget1.9s · ID 569138 · 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Torment appears in: 2 skill lines.

Skill lines

  • Pet - Voidwalker, learned automaticallySkill line
  • Voidlord, learned automaticallySkill line

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

More Pet - Voidwalker spells

Consume ShadowsConsume Shadows
SacrificeSacrifice
SufferingSuffering
TormentTorment
Warlock Pet ScalingWarlock Pet Scaling

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 108 separate Spell records named "Torment". This page is record #3716. 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
#54526effect types: noneA different effect setup
#99253used by: Cast by Torment; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#99254effect types: noneA different effect setup
#99255effect types: noneA different effect setup
#99256used by: Cast by Torment; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#99258effect types: noneA different effect setup
#136885effect types: noneA different effect setup
#139550effect types: noneA different effect setup
#142934effect types: noneA different effect setup
#142942effect types: noneA different effect setup
#142983effect types: noneA different effect setup
#169900effect 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 10 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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