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Wailing Grasp

Spell

Wailing Grasp

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Pulls all players to the location of the player affected by Lingering Wail.

Wailing Grasp

Tooltip

Pulls all players to the location of the player affected by Lingering Wail.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 254, which the datamine does not name.
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 77, which the datamine does not name. Its area radius is 300 yards.

What it does

Wailing Grasp is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range.

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 timeInstant
Effect #1Effect 254
Misc value: 102
Effect #2Effect 77
Radius: 300 yards

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 Grasp appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Kil'jaeden in Tomb of Sargeras
    Journal section: Stage One: The Betrayer > Shadow Reflection > Shadow Reflection: Wailing > Lingering Wail; Stage Two: Reflected Souls > Shadow Reflection > Shadow Reflection: Wailing > Lingering Wail
    Encounter creatures: Kil'jaedenRaid boss ability

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 "Wailing Grasp". This page is record #243625. 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
#243626school: Physical; effect types: effect 254A 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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