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Distracting Shot

Spell

Distracting Shot

Arcane

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Hunter

Instant cast8 sec cooldownHunter Range

Distract the target, causing threat.

Distracting Shot

Tooltip

Distract the target, causing threat. More effective than Distracting Shot (Rank 1).

How it works

Each cast of Distracting Shot costs 30 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

  1. Effect 1 is Threat (effect type 63). Its base value is 160.

What it does

Distracting Shot is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, a range of 8-35 yards and an 8 sec cooldown. When cast it changes threat.

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

SchoolArcane
Cost30 Mana
Range8-35 yards (Hunter Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown8 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Threat (63)
Value: 160

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

Distracting Shot sounds

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

MissileNatureLoopSoundKit 3014

  1. Naturemissileloop3.7s · ID 569780 · spells/missile
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

MAGE_ArcaneMissile_ImpactSoundKit 3333

  1. Arcanemissileimpact1a1.8s · ID 569631 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. Arcanemissileimpact1b1.6s · ID 569565 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. Arcanemissileimpact1c2.1s · ID 569554 · spells
    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.

How to learn

How to learn Distracting Shot

Learned at
Level 20 (Rank 2)
From
Hunter trainer
Who can learn it
Any Hunter

Visit a Hunter trainer once you reach level 20 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Hunter trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Hunter trainers

TrainerZoneMap
DorionHunter TrainerDarnassus Capital42.2, 7.3
Jeen'ra NightrunnerHunter TrainerDarnassus Capital39.7, 5.4
JocasteHunter TrainerDarnassus Capital40.4, 8.5
Daera BrightspearHunter TrainerIronforge Capital71.0, 89.8
Olmin BurningbeardHunter TrainerIronforge Capital70.9, 83.6
Regnus ThundergraniteHunter TrainerIronforge Capital69.9, 82.9
Einris BrightspearHunter TrainerStormwind City Capital67.4, 36.3
Thorfin StoneshieldHunter TrainerStormwind City Capital68.0, 36.0
Ulfir IronbeardHunter TrainerStormwind City Capital67.6, 35.8
8 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Alenndaar LapidaarHunter TrainerAshenvale18.0, 59.8
Danlaar NightstrideHunter TrainerAshenvale50.1, 67.9
Grif WildheartHunter TrainerDun Morogh45.8, 53.0
Thorgas GrimsonHunter TrainerDun Morogh29.2, 67.5
KaerbrusHunter TrainerFelwood61.9, 23.6
Dargh TrueaimHunter TrainerLoch Modan82.4, 62.4
Ayanna EverstrideHunter TrainerTeldrassil58.7, 40.4
DazalarHunter TrainerTeldrassil56.7, 59.5

Horde Hunter trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Ormak GrimshotHunter TrainerOrgrimmar Capital66.0, 18.5
Sian'durHunter TrainerOrgrimmar Capital68.0, 17.8
Xor'juulHunter TrainerOrgrimmar Capital67.2, 20.2
Holt ThunderhornHunter TrainerThunder Bluff Capital57.3, 89.8
Kary ThunderhornHunter TrainerThunder Bluff Capital58.5, 88.3
Urek ThunderhornHunter TrainerThunder Bluff Capital59.1, 86.9
6 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Jen'shanHunter TrainerDurotar42.8, 69.3
ThotarHunter TrainerDurotar51.8, 43.5
Yaw SharpmaneHunter TrainerMulgore46.9, 59.6
KraggHunter TrainerStranglethorn Vale31.2, 28.7
OgrommHunter TrainerSwamp of Sorrows47.3, 53.4
Lanka FarshotHunter TrainerThe Barrens28.1, 66.3

Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.

Related

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Chimera Shot - ViperChimera Shot - Viper
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Distracting ShotDistracting Shot
EfficiencyEfficiency

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Distracting Shot". This page is record #14274. 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
#20736subtext: Rank 1; effect values: 110 (this record: 160); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#146771effect 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
Level data sightedBase level 20 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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