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Whirlwind

Spell

Whirlwind

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Whirlwind

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Whirlwind is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon Damage (effect type 17). Its base value is 800. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 10 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 77, which the datamine does not name. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Whirlwind is a Physical spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals weapon damage (base value 800) in a 10 yard radius.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Weapon Damage (17)
Value: 800
Spell power coefficient: 1
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #2Effect 77
Spell power coefficient: 1

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.

CleaveTargetSoundKit 3112

  1. Cleavetarget1.5s · ID 568227 · 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Whirlwind appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 254 separate Spell records named "Whirlwind". This page is record #26084. 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; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26038duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26083duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26686effect types: School Damage, effect 77A different effect setup
#28334used by: Cast by Whirlwind Primer; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#28335duration: 2 sec; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#29573effect types: noneA different effect setup
#29851duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#29852effect types: Weapon DamageA different effect setup
#31737effect types: noneA different effect setup
#31738effect types: noneA different effect setup
#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 sighted2 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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