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Dread Bolt

Spell

Dread Bolt

Shadow

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2 secLong Range

Fires a bolt of darkened energy at the enemy, inflicting 13.475 Shadow damage.

Dread Bolt

Tooltip

Fires a bolt of darkened energy at the enemy, inflicting 13.475 Shadow damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 13.475.

What it does

Dread Bolt is a Shadow spell with a 2 sec cast and a range of 40 yards. When cast it deals Shadow damage (base value 13.475).

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

SchoolShadow
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time2 sec
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 13.475

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?

Dread Bolt appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Gorak Tul in Waycrest Manor
    Journal section: Summon Deathtouched Slaver > Deathtouched Slaver
    Encounter creatures: Deathtouched Slaver, Gorak Tul
    The journal lists this ability for some difficulties only.Dungeon boss ability

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 7 separate Spell records named "Dread Bolt". This page is record #266460. 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
#252476effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#288966used by: Cast by Dread Bolt; school: Physical, Shadow; cast time: instant; effect types: effect 165, DummyA helper record another spell casts
#288970school: Physical; cast time: instant; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#289972difficulty rows: Heroic; used by: Cast by Dread Bolt; school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#289973school: Physical; cast time: instant; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1307184journal encounter: The Coiled Altar; cast time: instant; effect values: 25 (this record: 13.47); different tooltip textA different caster

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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