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Hook

Spell

Hook

Physical

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Hurl a hook, pulling the target.

Hook

Tooltip

Hurl a hook, pulling the target. If the target is Immune, the abomination is instead pulled to the target.

Dark Transformation: Hurl a hook, pulling the target, and immobilizing them for 2 sec. If the target is Immune, the flesh golem is instead pulled to the target.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Hook is a spell with an instant cast and a range of 100 yards. The client files the whole spell under the knockbacked mechanic.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
MechanicKnockbacked
Effect #1Dummy (3)

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?

Hook appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

  • HookTriggers this spell

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 12 separate Spell records named "Hook". This page is record #212472. 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
#63301duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#140542cast time: 1 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, effect 124; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#212355cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: effect 74; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#212468used by: Pet - Abomination; effect values: 1 (this record: 0); different tooltip textA different owner
#212469used by: Pet - Abomination; effect types: Trigger MissileA different owner
#221525different tooltip textA variant record
#221599effect types: effect 213; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#256591different tooltip textA variant record
#256592effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#321103effect types: effect 254; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#343584no compared field differsA duplicate client record

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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