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Tainted Howl

Spell

Tainted Howl

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Gives nearby allies chance to poison an enemy on hit.

Tainted Howl

Tooltip

Gives nearby allies chance to poison an enemy on hit. Lasts 2 min.

How it works

Its aura has a 35% chance to proc when its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. Its base value is 1. Its area radius is 10 yards. It triggers Poison.

What it does

Tainted Howl is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 2 min. When cast it applies an aura in a 10 yard radius. It also casts Poison.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70374. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration2 min
Proc chance35%
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Value: 1
Radius: 10 yards
Trigger spell: Poison

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70374. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Tainted Howl sounds

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

BattleShoutTargetSoundKit 3113

  1. Battleshouttarget1.5s · ID 568028 · 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.

Related

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70374, 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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