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Attacking

Spell

Attacking

Physical

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5 secInteract Range

Physical spell, taught by GENERIC (DND).

Attacking

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Open Lock (effect type 33). Its base value is 1000.

What it does

Attacking is a spell with a 5 sec cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it opens a lock.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Range5 yards (Interact Range)
Cast time5 sec
Effect #1Open Lock (33)
Value: 1000
Misc value: 14

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Attacking sounds

The sounds the game plays when Attacking is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

HitStoneSoundKit 6432

  1. 2hmacehitstone1a1.2s · ID 567804 · item/weapons/mace2h
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. 2hmacehitstone1b1.2s · ID 567794 · item/weapons/mace2h
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. 2hmacehitstone1c1.4s · ID 567797 · item/weapons/mace2h
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Attacking appears in: 1 skill line.

Skill lines

  • GENERIC (DND), learned automaticallySkill line

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

Related

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FetishFetish
GenericGeneric
GrovelGrovel
Jeff Dummy 1Jeff Dummy 1

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 32 separate Spell records named "Attacking". This page is record #8386. 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
#79606effect types: noneA different effect setup
#176468used by: Cast by Facing Demons: Abandon; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#184391effect types: noneA different effect setup
#184397effect types: noneA different effect setup
#185280used by: Cast by Attacking; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#195340effect types: noneA different effect setup
#195341used by: Cast by Attacking; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#197759effect types: noneA different effect setup
#214212used by: Cast by Attacking; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#214213effect types: noneA different effect setup
#216075used by: Cast by Attacking; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#216076effect types: noneA 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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