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Sleep

Spell

Sleep

Shadow

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1 secMedium Range

Puts an enemy to sleep for up to 10 sec.

Sleep

Tooltip

Puts an enemy to sleep for up to 10 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only one target can be asleep at a time.

How it works

Each cast of Sleep costs 90 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12.

What it does

Sleep is a Shadow spell with a 1 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the asleep mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.70576. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Cost90 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time1 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration10 sec
MechanicAsleep
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12

Raw client values from the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.70576. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 57 separate Spell records named "Sleep". This page is record #15970. 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
#700subtext: Rank 1; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 20 sec; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#1090subtext: Rank 2; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 30 sec; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#8399cast time: 1.3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#9159used by: Cast by Sleep; cast time: instant; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#9160cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA variant record
#12098duration: 20 secA variant record
#20663cast time: instantA variant record
#20669cast time: 1.3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#20989cast time: instantA variant record
#24004school: Nature; cast time: instantA variant record
#24664cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#24778used by: Cast by Dream Fog; school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 5 secA helper record another spell casts

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.

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