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Piercing Howl

Spell

Piercing Howl

Physical

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Warrior

Instant cast1 min 30 sec cooldownSelf Only

Snares all enemies, reducing their movement speed by 70% for 8 sec.

Piercing Howl

Tooltip

Snares all enemies, reducing their movement speed by 70% for 8 sec.

Spurs all allies, increasing their movement speed by 30% for 4 sec.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -70. It applies the snared mechanic. Its area radius is 12 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Piercing Howl.

What it does

Piercing Howl is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 90 sec cooldown and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the snared mechanic in a 12 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the snared mechanic. It also casts Piercing Howl (record #1244157).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown90 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
MechanicSnared
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -70
Mechanic: Snared
Radius: 12 yards
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Piercing Howl

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?

Piercing Howl appears in: 2 talents.

Talents

  • Piercing Howl for Warrior (Arms, Fury, Protection)Talent
  • Piercing Howl for Warrior (Arms, Fury, Protection) (definition #141399)Talent

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 9 separate Spell records named "Piercing Howl". This page is record #12323. 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
#10576duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#23600duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38256duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#43530duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#52744duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#85691duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#464992cast time: 3 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Interrupt Cast; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1244157used by: Cast by Piercing Howl; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts

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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 20 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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