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What it does
Banshee Wail is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Banshee Form, Banshee Shroud and Sylvanas.
Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.
Spell facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
EffectApply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID355489Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | Infinite |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 495 Trigger spell: Banshee Form |
| Effect #2 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 495 Trigger spell: Banshee Shroud |
| Effect #3 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 495 Trigger spell: Sylvanas |
Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 25 separate Spell records named "Banshee Wail". This page is record #355489. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #284171 | school: Shadow; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #348094 | school: Shadow; cast time: 5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #348108 | used by: Cast by Banshee Wail; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #348109 | journal encounter: Sylvanas Windrunner; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Dummy; different tooltip text | A different caster |
| #348133 | used by: Cast by Banshee Wail; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #351252 | difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic; used by: Cast by Banshee Wail; school: Shadow; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Interrupt Cast; different tooltip text | A per-difficulty version |
| #351253 | school: Shadow; duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #357719 | school: Shadow; duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #397483 | used by: Cast by [DNT] Cancel Summons; effect types: Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #406268 | duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell, Dummy; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #406324 | used by: Cast by Banshee Wail; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #406334 | duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura | A 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.