View source for Insect Swarm (spell 24977)

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<div class="fw-database-note">Named beta client record<br />Source build: <strong>1.60.1.69913</strong>. Source snapshot reviewed 20 September 2026.</div>
'''Insect Swarm''' is listed in the cited Forever source as ability record 24977.

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This page documents the beta client record. It does not establish current availability, a spawn location, or an acquisition method.

See also the edited wiki article [[Insect Swarm|Insect Swarm]].

== Recorded fields ==
{| class="wikitable fw-data-table"
! Field !! Source value
|-
| Spell ID || 24977
|-
| Rank or subtext || Rank 5
|-
| Skill-line associations || Balance
|-
| Icon file ID || 136045
|-
| School mask (client) || 8
|-
| Base cast time (milliseconds) || 0
|-
| Client range label || Medium Range
|-
| Base duration (milliseconds) || 12000
|}

== Earlier beta tooltip ==
The following attributed source text describes build 1.60.1.69876. The source renders values at level 60 without gear. It is not an in-game measurement at the learning level or verification of the later client behavior.

; Druid — Rank 5
The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 186 Nature damage over 12 sec.
* 160 Mana · 30 yd range
* Instant
* School: Nature
* Source coefficient: 15.8% of spell power (per tick)
* Learning level listed by the source: 60
* The source spellbook marks this ability as talent-gated; exact access must be checked in game.

Attributed to Chris Baldwin / [https://talentsforever.com/ Talents Forever], adapted from its [https://talentsforever.com/data.json data export] under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0]. Game text belongs to Blizzard Entertainment.

== Evidence and limits ==
* Spell records include player, creature, item-effect and inherited spells. A skill-line association does not by itself establish how to learn a spell.
* Base timing values can be modified in game. Unresolved tooltip formula tokens and internal learning-level columns are not presented as gameplay values.

== Sources ==
* [https://wago.tools/db2/SpellName?build=1.60.1.69913&filter%5BID%5D=24977 Source record or source table]
* [[Project:Database coverage|Import coverage and verification method]].

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