WoW API: GetSpellInfo

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Get information about a spell.

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

Arguments

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

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

cost, powerType, and isFunnel was removed in 6.0

Arguments

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.