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Assassinate

Spell

Assassinate

Physical

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Instant castLong Range

Death comes swiftly.

Assassinate

Tooltip

Death comes swiftly.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 236.

What it does

Assassinate is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration30 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 236

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. 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 21 separate Spell records named "Assassinate". This page is record #60045. 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
#53214subtext: Rank 1; school: Arcane; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#60046cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: Instakill, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#60047used by: Cast by Assassinate; duration: 10 secA helper record another spell casts
#64063duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#179792used by: Cast by Sneaking with Garona; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#179796effect types: noneA different effect setup
#325395used by: Cast by Weave Shadowclones; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#333406journal encounter: Domina Venomblade; effect types: noneA different caster
#341586used by: Cast by Assassinate; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#341587used by: Cast by Assassinate; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#341859effect types: noneA different effect setup
#341861used by: Cast by Assassinate; effect types: noneA 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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