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Leeching Swarm

Spell

Leeching Swarm

Nature

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3 secSelf Only

Creates a swarm of locusts to protect the caster.

Leeching Swarm

Tooltip

Creates a swarm of locusts to protect the caster. These locusts deal 330 to 370 Nature damage per second to all enemies within 60 yards. Lasts 15 sec.

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 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 15 times over the full 15 sec. It triggers Leeching Swarm.

What it does

Leeching Swarm is a Nature spell with a 3 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Leeching Swarm (record #53468).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolNature
RangeSelf Only
Cast time3 sec
Duration15 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Leeching Swarm

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Leeching Swarm appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 13 separate Spell records named "Leeching Swarm". This page is record #53467. 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
#53468used by: Cast by Leeching Swarm; cast time: instant; duration: 1 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#59430no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#59431used by: Cast by Leeching Swarm; cast time: instant; duration: 1 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#66118difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: effect 129; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#66125school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Heal; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#66240cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#276669effect types: noneA different effect setup
#276671used by: Cast by Leeching Swarm; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#450632effect types: noneA different effect setup
#450634effect types: noneA different effect setup
#450636effect types: noneA different effect setup
#450637effect 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.

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