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Wailing Arrow

Spell

Wailing Arrow

Physical

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Instant castAnywhere - 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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. It triggers Wailing Arrow.

What it does

Wailing Arrow is a spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 9 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Wailing Arrow (record #347609).

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration9 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Trigger spell: Wailing Arrow

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 21 separate Spell records named "Wailing Arrow". This page is record #348064. 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
#347609journal encounter: Sylvanas Windrunner; school: Shadow; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different caster
#348055used by: Cast by Wailing Arrow; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA helper record another spell casts
#348056used by: Cast by Wailing Arrow; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, DummyA helper record another spell casts
#354831used by: Hunter; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different owner
#355589used by: Hunter; school: Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different owner
#355596used by: Hunter; school: Shadow; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA different owner
#355839cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Knock BackA different effect setup
#357616school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#357617used by: Cast by Wailing Arrow; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#357618used by: Cast by Wailing Arrow; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#392058used by: Cast by Wailing Arrow; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#392060school: Shadow; cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; 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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