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PhysicalTooltip
Hurl a hook, pulling the target.
What it does
Hook Shot is a spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range. 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 facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast timeInstant
RangeAnywhere - Unlimited
Spell ID256597Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | 50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited) |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Mechanic | Knockbacked |
| Effect #1 | Effect 213 Misc value: 150 Radius: 3 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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Hook Shot". This page is record #256597. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #70885 | effect types: Dummy; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #87937 | effect types: Dummy; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #195155 | duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A 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.