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NatureTooltip
Stings the target, causing 10 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.
How it works
Each cast of Serpent Sting costs 15 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 4.
- Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 2 per tick. It ticks every 3 sec, 5 times over the full 15 sec (10 base in total).
What it does
Serpent Sting is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 8-35 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 3 sec.
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
| School | Nature |
|---|---|
| Cost | 15 Mana |
| Range | 8-35 yards (Hunter Range) |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Global cooldown | 1.5 sec |
| GCD category | Category id 133 |
| Duration | 15 sec |
| Dispel type | Dispel type id 4 |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 3 Value: 2 Period: every 3 sec |
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.
Serpent Sting sounds
The sounds the game plays when Serpent Sting is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.
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 Serpent Sting
Learned at- Level 4 (Rank 1)
From- Hunter trainer
Who can learn it- Any Hunter
Visit a Hunter trainer once you reach level 4 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
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| DorionHunter Trainer | Darnassus Capital | 42.2, 7.3 |
| Jeen'ra NightrunnerHunter Trainer | Darnassus Capital | 39.7, 5.4 |
| JocasteHunter Trainer | Darnassus Capital | 40.4, 8.5 |
| Daera BrightspearHunter Trainer | Ironforge Capital | 71.0, 89.8 |
| Olmin BurningbeardHunter Trainer | Ironforge Capital | 70.9, 83.6 |
| Regnus ThundergraniteHunter Trainer | Ironforge Capital | 69.9, 82.9 |
| Einris BrightspearHunter Trainer | Stormwind City Capital | 67.4, 36.3 |
| Thorfin StoneshieldHunter Trainer | Stormwind City Capital | 68.0, 36.0 |
| Ulfir IronbeardHunter Trainer | Stormwind City Capital | 67.6, 35.8 |
8 more in starting zones and towns
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Alenndaar LapidaarHunter Trainer | Ashenvale | 18.0, 59.8 |
| Danlaar NightstrideHunter Trainer | Ashenvale | 50.1, 67.9 |
| Grif WildheartHunter Trainer | Dun Morogh | 45.8, 53.0 |
| Thorgas GrimsonHunter Trainer | Dun Morogh | 29.2, 67.5 |
| KaerbrusHunter Trainer | Felwood | 61.9, 23.6 |
| Dargh TrueaimHunter Trainer | Loch Modan | 82.4, 62.4 |
| Ayanna EverstrideHunter Trainer | Teldrassil | 58.7, 40.4 |
| DazalarHunter Trainer | Teldrassil | 56.7, 59.5 |
Horde Hunter trainers
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Ormak GrimshotHunter Trainer | Orgrimmar Capital | 66.0, 18.5 |
| Sian'durHunter Trainer | Orgrimmar Capital | 68.0, 17.8 |
| Xor'juulHunter Trainer | Orgrimmar Capital | 67.2, 20.2 |
| Holt ThunderhornHunter Trainer | Thunder Bluff Capital | 57.3, 89.8 |
| Kary ThunderhornHunter Trainer | Thunder Bluff Capital | 58.5, 88.3 |
| Urek ThunderhornHunter Trainer | Thunder Bluff Capital | 59.1, 86.9 |
6 more in starting zones and towns
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Jen'shanHunter Trainer | Durotar | 42.8, 69.3 |
| ThotarHunter Trainer | Durotar | 51.8, 43.5 |
| Yaw SharpmaneHunter Trainer | Mulgore | 46.9, 59.6 |
| KraggHunter Trainer | Stranglethorn Vale | 31.2, 28.7 |
| OgrommHunter Trainer | Swamp of Sorrows | 47.3, 53.4 |
| Lanka FarshotHunter Trainer | The Barrens | 28.1, 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
More Marksmanship spells
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 21 separate Spell records named "Serpent Sting". This page is record #1978. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #31975 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #35511 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #36984 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #38859 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #38914 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #39182 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #80009 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #87935 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #97153 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #118253 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #125906 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #145656 | effect types: none | A 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
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