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Preemptive Strike

Spell

Preemptive Strike

Physical

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Demon Hunter

Instant castSelf Only

Throw Glaive deals (20% of Attack Power) Physical damage to enemies near its initial target.

Preemptive Strike

Tooltip

Throw Glaive deals (20% of Attack Power) Physical damage to enemies near its initial target.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. Its base value is 15. It triggers Preemptive Strike.

What it does

Preemptive Strike is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Preemptive Strike (record #444979).

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
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Value: 15
Trigger spell: Preemptive Strike

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?

Preemptive Strike appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

  • Preemptive Strike for Demon Hunter (Havoc, Vengeance, Devourer)
    Hero talent tree: Aldrachi ReaverTalent

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Preemptive Strike". This page is record #444997. 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
#444979used by: Cast by Preemptive Strike; effect types: School Damage; 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.

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