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Terrifying Screech

Spell

Terrifying Screech

Shadow

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Instant castSelf Only

Causes nearby enemies to flee in fear for 4 sec.

Terrifying Screech

Tooltip

Causes nearby enemies to flee in fear for 4 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7. Its area radius is 5 yards.

What it does

Terrifying Screech is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 5 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the fleeing mechanic.

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

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration4 sec
MechanicFleeing
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7
Radius: 5 yards

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

Terrifying Screech sounds

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

FearSoundKit 3231

  1. Fear4.3s · ID 567950 · 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

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 12 separate Spell records named "Terrifying Screech". This page is record #6605. 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
#38021effect types: noneA different effect setup
#64386journal encounter: Auriaya; effect types: noneA different caster
#212566effect types: noneA different effect setup
#255041used by: Cast by Terrifying Screech; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#255044effect types: noneA different effect setup
#271865effect types: noneA different effect setup
#289073effect types: noneA different effect setup
#293097effect types: noneA different effect setup
#329930effect types: noneA different effect setup
#330388effect types: noneA different effect setup
#1244108effect 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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