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WoW API < GetSpellInfo

Get information about a spell.

name, rank, icon, castTime, minRange, maxRange 
= GetSpellInfo(spellId or spellName or spellLink)


Arguments[edit]

spellId or spellName or spellLink
spellId
Integer - The global spell number, found on wowhead or through COMBAT_LOG_EVENT.
spellName
String - The Name of the spell.
spellLink
String - The formatted link to the spell [Note: this appears to be broken, see Discussion page]


Returns[edit]

name, rank, icon, castTime, minRange, maxRange
name
String - The name of the spell.
rank
String - The rank line from the tooltip of the spell, e.g. "Rank 2". Returns some other classification (like "Summon" for a summoning spell) or an empty string if there is no rank.
icon
String - The interface path to the icon texture.
castTime
Number - The cast time, in milliseconds.
minRange
Number - The minimum range of the spell.
maxRange
Number - The maximum range of the spell.

Details[edit]

cost, powerType, and isFunnel was removed in 6.0

Arguments[edit]

Using spellId as the argument will always return the info. Using spellName or spellLink will only return the info if the spell is in your spellbook. Otherwise it will return nil.