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Gorefiend's Grasp

Spell

Gorefiend's Grasp

Shadow

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Death Knight

Instant cast1 min 30 sec cooldownMedium Range

Shadowy tendrils coil around all enemies of a hostile or friendly target, pulling them to the target's location and Silencing them for 3 sec.

Gorefiend's Grasp

Tooltip

Shadowy tendrils coil around all enemies of a hostile or friendly target, pulling them to the target's location and Silencing them for 3 sec.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

Gorefiend's Grasp is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 77, which the datamine does not name. It applies the knockbacked mechanic.
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 77, which the datamine does not name. It applies the knockbacked mechanic. Its area radius is 15 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. It applies the knockbacked mechanic. Its area radius is 15 yards.

What it does

Gorefiend's Grasp is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards, a 90 sec cooldown and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the knockbacked mechanic in a 15 yard radius.

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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown90 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Effect 77
Mechanic: Knockbacked
Effect #2Effect 77
Mechanic: Knockbacked
Radius: 15 yards
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Mechanic: Knockbacked
Radius: 15 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?

Gorefiend's Grasp appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

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 "Gorefiend's Grasp". This page is record #108199. 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
#114869school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#146599school: Physical; effect types: Jump to Destination, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#374050subtext: Utility; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#397268subtext: Utility; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#397269subtext: Utility; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#397270subtext: Utility; different tooltip textA different rank or variant

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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