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Sleep

Spell

Sleep

Shadow

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1.3 secMedium Range

Puts nearby enemies to sleep for up to 10 sec.

Sleep

Tooltip

Puts nearby enemies to sleep for up to 10 sec. Any damage caused will awaken them.

How it works

Each cast of Sleep costs 80 Mana. 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 12. Its area radius is 5 yards.

What it does

Sleep is a Shadow spell with a 1.3 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 5 yard radius. 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
Cost80 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time1.3 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration10 sec
MechanicAsleep
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Radius: 5 yards

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 #8399. 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
#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
#12098cast time: 1 sec; duration: 20 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#15970cast time: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#20663cast time: instant; different tooltip textA variant record
#20669no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#20989cast time: instant; different tooltip textA variant record
#24004school: Nature; cast time: instantA variant record
#24664cast time: instant; duration: 6 secA 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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