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Harpoon

Spell

Harpoon

Physical

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Instant castMedium Range

Hurls a harpoon at an enemy, rooting them in place for 3 sec and pulling you to them.

Harpoon

Tooltip

Hurls a harpoon at an enemy, rooting them in place for 3 sec and pulling you to them.

How it works

It works on charges (charge category 1635); the charge count and recharge time live in a client table the datamine does not carry, so they are not stated here. It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Trigger Missile (effect type 32). It triggers Harpoon.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 455. It applies the rooted mechanic.

What it does

Harpoon is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 8-30 yards and effects that last 3 sec. When cast it launches a missile and applies an aura with the rooted mechanic. It also casts Harpoon (record #186260).

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

SchoolPhysical
Range8-30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Recovery time1 sec
Category recovery time1 sec
Global cooldownNone
ChargesCharge category id 1635 (charge count not in the datamine)
Duration3 sec
Effect #1Trigger Missile (32)
Trigger spell: Harpoon
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 455
Mechanic: Rooted

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?

Harpoon appears in: 1 class specialization and 1 talent.

Class specialization

Talents

  • Harpoon (a talent definition 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 42 separate Spell records named "Harpoon". This page is record #190925. 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
#125245used by: Cast by Harpoon Cannon; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, effect 165; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#147613used by: Cast by Makeshift Harpoon Gun; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#147625duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#186260used by: Cast by Harpoon; duration: none; effect types: Jump; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#190927effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#209035duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#212331effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#212353effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#232977duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#232978effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#232979duration: none; effect types: effect 254; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#235913duration: none; effect types: DummyA 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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