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Binding Shot

Spell

Binding Shot

Nature

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Hunter

Instant cast45 sec cooldownMedium Range

Fires a magical projectile, tethering the enemy and any other enemies within 5 yds for 10 sec, stunning them for 3 sec if they move more than 5 yds from the arrow.

Binding Shot

Tooltip

Fires a magical projectile, tethering the enemy and any other enemies within 5 yds for 10 sec, stunning them for 3 sec if they move more than 5 yds from the arrow.

Targets stunned by Binding Shot deal 10% less damage to you for 8 sec after the effect ends.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

Binding Shot is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 5. Its area radius is 5 yards.

What it does

Binding Shot is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards, a 45 sec cooldown and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect.

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 Details

SchoolNature
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown45 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 1524
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Value: 5
Radius: 5 yards

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Binding Shot appears in: 2 talents.

Talents

  • Binding Shot for Hunter (Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival)Talent
  • Binding Shot (3 talent definitions no current talent tree places)Talent

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 6 separate Spell records named "Binding Shot". This page is record #109248. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#117405school: Physical; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#117526used by: Hunter; school: Arcane; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#117553school: Arcane; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#285290cast time: 0.8 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect, Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#292451school: Physical; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Create Area Effect, effect 160A 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.

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