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Whirlwind

Spell

Whirlwind

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind of steel that lasts 8 sec.

Whirlwind

Tooltip

Attacks nearby enemies in a whirlwind of steel that lasts 8 sec. and inflicts normal damage plus 50.

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 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 8 times over the full 8 sec. It triggers Whirlwind.

What it does

Whirlwind is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Whirlwind (record #26686).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration8 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Whirlwind

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Whirlwind sounds

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

DecisiveStrikeSoundKit 3218

  1. Decisivestrike1.0s · ID 569098 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Whirlwind600%SoundKit 5674

  1. Whirlwindshort2.1s · ID 568519 · 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 254 separate Spell records named "Whirlwind". This page is record #26038. 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
#24236duration: 2 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#26083duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#26084used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: none; effect types: Weapon Damage, effect 77A helper record another spell casts
#26686used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 77A helper record another spell casts
#28334used by: Cast by Whirlwind Primer; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#28335used by: Cast by Whirlwind; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#29573effect types: noneA different effect setup
#29851duration: 2 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#29852duration: none; effect types: Weapon DamageA different effect setup
#31737effect types: noneA different effect setup
#31738used by: Cast by Whirlwind; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#31909effect 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 1.60.1.70338, 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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