Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury
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- Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury
- Binds when picked up
- Unique
- Bow
- Ranged
- Speed 2.70
- 355 - 524 Damage
- (162.8 damage per second)
- +17 Agility
- Durability 110 / 110
- Requires Level 70
- Item Level 164
- Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 16.
Equip: Increases attack power by 34.
Equip: Increases armor penetration rating by 17.
Equip: Thori'dal generates magical arrows when the bow string is drawn. Does not use ammo. - "The energy of the Sunwell courses through Thori'dal."
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Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury is the name of a legendary bow that drops from Kil'jaeden, who is the last boss of the Sunwell Plateau 25-man raid instance. The name Thori'dal was first seen in the 2.4 PTR patch notes.[1] This bow is currently the highest dps (level 70) weapon in game, excluding wands.
The first bow was obtained by Stefang, a hunter from Last Resort on May 29, 2008.[2]
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Notes
Thori'dal generates magical arrows when the bow string is drawn, thus eliminating the need for the hunter to carry ammo. Attempting to add ammunition to the paper doll slot Thori'dal will not add extra DPS, and instead produces an error message "Ammo slot full." The high DPS of this bow is most likely the result of this lack of need for arrows since there will be no +damage added from such. The contemporary top arrow (in Burning Crusade) was [Timeless Arrow] with a +53.0 bonus and this gives Thori'dal a comparative DPS of 109.8 - presumably. However, due to the nature of Steady Shot, this weapon vastly increases hunter DPS, in spite of having comparable DPS to [Golden Bow of Quel'Thalas] with [Timeless Arrows].
Originally, Thori'dal had a +15% attack speed effect not stacking with ammo quivers or pouches, allowing the hunter to carry a fourth normal bag. This was removed in Patch 3.1.0 as ammo bags no longer grant haste.
Speculation
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There has been some debate in the roleplaying community and generally with those interested in lore, about who this bow belonged to and what makes it a legendary quality item, beside the stats of course. Some believe it's the bow of Alleria Windrunner, judging by the model of the weapon which is highly reminiscent of High elven style, the yellow description it has and other loot Kil'Jaeden drops - among them is Coif of Alleria. It could also be a weapon of some forgotten Night Elf hero from the War of the Ancients, seeing as some other drops from the encounter date that far back. It is also speculated that the bow is actually a manifestation of the Sunwell's energy, that is suggested from its name, its quote, and the ability to generate arrows when the string is drawn.
So far the bow has no confirmed official lore behind it, but until then the above speculation is among the most likely explanations.
The Future of Thori'dal
With plans still well in the works to remove the need of ammo from hunters many in the hunter community have questioned what Thori'dal's future will be. Using no ammo is what made it unique, ammo's removal would certainly cause it's extra effect to become useless much as the quiver effect became useless, thus making Thori'dal unworthy of being a legendary item in the eyes of many as its DPS was par with the Golden Bow of Quel'Thalas even at the end of BC. Alas Thori'dal may become a novelty legendary with nothing to set it apart from the average bow.
Patch changes
Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Added.
Patch 2.4.3 (2008-07-15): Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury is now Unique as intended.
References
- ^ Thori'dal mentioned by name in Patch 2.4 notes
- ^ MMO-Champion: Last Resort drops Thori'dal the Star's Fury. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
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