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Wailing Arrow

Spell

Wailing Arrow

Shadow

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3 secAnywhere - Unlimited

Sylvanas launches a terror-infused arrow at a player, inflicting 40 Shadow damage and additionally inflicting up to 140 Shadow damage to all other players, decreasing in damage based on distance from...

Wailing Arrow

Tooltip

Sylvanas launches a terror-infused arrow at a player, inflicting 40 Shadow damage and additionally inflicting up to 140 Shadow damage to all other players, decreasing in damage based on distance from the point of impact.

How it works

Wailing Arrow is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). It triggers Wailing Arrow.
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Sylvanas.

What it does

Wailing Arrow is a Shadow spell with a 3 sec cast and an unlimited range. It also casts Wailing Arrow (record #348055) and Sylvanas.

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

SchoolShadow
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast time3 sec
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Trigger spell: Wailing Arrow
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Sylvanas

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?

Wailing Arrow appears in: 1 boss encounter and 1 spell that casts it.

Boss encounters

  • Sylvanas Windrunner in Sanctum of Domination
    Journal section: Stage Three: The Freedom of Choice > Sylvanas Windrunner; Stage One: A Cycle of Hatred
    Encounter creatures: Sylvanas WindrunnerRaid boss ability

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 21 separate Spell records named "Wailing Arrow". This page is record #347609. 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
#348055used by: Cast by Wailing Arrow; cast time: instant; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#348056used by: Cast by Wailing Arrow; cast time: instant; effect types: Dummy, Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#348064school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 9 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#354831used by: Hunter; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage, School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different owner
#355589used by: Hunter; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different owner
#355596used by: Hunter; cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#355839school: Physical; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Knock BackA different effect setup
#357616cast time: instant; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#357617used by: Cast by Wailing Arrow; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#357618used by: Cast by Wailing Arrow; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#392058used by: Cast by Wailing Arrow; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage, School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#392060cast time: 1 sec; effect types: Trigger Missile, Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA 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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