Hex

Hex
Hex Level 42 shaman ability 30 yd range 30 sec cooldown 1.7 sec cast Transforms the enemy into a frog for 1 min. While hexed, the victim is incapacitated, and cannot attack or cast spells. Damage will cancel the effect. Limit 1. Only works on Humanoids and Beasts.
Usable by
Class	Shaman
Properties
School	Nature
Cooldown	30 seconds
Other information
Level learned	42
Improvements	[Voodoo Mastery]
Related debuff
Curse Hex Incapacitated. Duration: 1 minute

Hex is a level 42 Shaman crowd control spell that transforms the target into a frog, preventing it from doing anything other than moving.

A hex wears off over time or when the caster has been slain.

Improvements

• [Voodoo Mastery] (Restoration honor talent) reduces cooldown by 20 seconds.

Notes

Hex is a Curse. This means that only druids and shamans can remove it.

Hex is considered a polymorph effect, but unlike the spell [Polymorph] it is not guaranteed to break on damage. This means 'Hexed' mobs can usually afford to take an accidental hit or stay crowd controlled during area of effect spells. Hexed players can often take a fair amount of damage without breaking the effect, making the spell in some ways more useful than other similar effects. Also, Hexed targets do not have the greatly increased health regeneration granted to Polymorphed targets.

As a Polymorph effect, Hex can be shapeshifted out of by Druids.

While Hexed targets are unable to take any actions (aside from shapeshifting and the use of counters and trinkets) they remain in control of their character, and are able to move at normal movement speed in the direction of their choice.

Hex lasts for up to 1 minute when cast upon mobs. When cast upon players, the spell has an 8 second duration, and is subject to Diminishing returns.

Hex is one of the two new abilities given to shamans in Wrath of the Lich King, and was one of the abilities of the Shadow Hunter in Warcraft III. As this is the same hero unit that originally had [Chain Heal] and an equivalent of [Searing Totem], Hex has been one of the most suggested shaman abilities since release, along with [Feral Spirit] and [Bloodlust].

Trivia

• Hex is a basic Shaman spell in Hearthstone. The flavor text reads: "If you Hex a Murloc... it really isn't much of a change, is it?"

Patches and hotfixes

• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Mana cost removed. Cooldown reduced from 45 seconds to 30 seconds.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Cast time increased to 1.7 seconds.
  
• Hotfix (2013-10-09): "Corrected an issue that allowed Warriors to cast Storm Bolt while under the effects of a Hex."
  
• Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): The frog model used has been updated to the new model. (Source)
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Now has a PvP duration of 8 seconds.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Increased duration from 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  
• Hotfix (2009-04-30): "Mana Burn now causes Fear, Hex and Psychic Scream to break early when used."
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
  

See also

• TCG Card

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB