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Spell
Taunt
Physical
WarriorTaunts the target to attack you, and increases the threat you generate against them by 800% for 6 sec.
Tooltip
Taunts the target to attack you, and increases the threat you generate against them by 800% for 6 sec.
What it does
Taunt is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards, an 8 sec cooldown and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the taunted 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
Duration6 sec
Cooldown8 sec
EffectApply Aura
ClassWarrior
RangeMedium Range
Taught byWarrior
Spell ID355Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | 30 yards (Medium Range) |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 8 sec |
| Global cooldown | None |
| Duration | 6 sec |
| Mechanic | Taunted |
| Proc chance | Always |
| Effect #1 | Effect 114 Spell power coefficient: 0.25 |
| Effect #2 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 11 Value: 800 |
| Effect #3 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 31 |
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.
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Where is this spell used?
Taunt appears in: 1 skill line.
Skill lines
- Warrior (Warrior), learned automaticallySkill line
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
More Warrior spells
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 58 separate Spell records named "Taunt". This page is record #355. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #26281 | school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Threat; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #29060 | duration: 20 sec; effect types: effect 114, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #37017 | school: Nature; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #37486 | used by: Cast by Shoot; duration: 3 sec; effect types: effect 114, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #37548 | duration: 3 sec; effect types: effect 114, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #49613 | school: Shadow; duration: 3 sec; effect types: effect 114, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #51774 | duration: none; effect types: effect 77 | A different effect setup |
| #51775 | duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #52154 | duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A different effect setup |
| #53798 | duration: none; effect types: effect 77 | A different effect setup |
| #53799 | duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #54794 | duration: 3 sec; effect types: effect 114, 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.
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