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Silence

Spell

Silence

Nature

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Instant castLong Range

Silences an enemy, preventing it from casting spells for 6 sec.

Silence

Tooltip

Silences an enemy, preventing it from casting spells for 6 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Silence costs 30 Mana. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 27.

What it does

Silence is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the silenced mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70531. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolNature
Cost30 Mana
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
MechanicSilenced
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 27

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70531. 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 32 separate Spell records named "Silence". This page is record #22666. 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
#8988subtext: Rank 1; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#12528cast time: 2 sec; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#15487used by: Shadow Priest; school: Shadow; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA different owner
#18278subtext: Rank 1; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#18327used by: Cast by Enrage; cast time: 1.5 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#23207duration: 10 secA variant record
#26069subtext: Rank 1; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 10 sec; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#27559used by: Cast by Silence Trigger; duration: 3 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#29943duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#30225duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#37160different tooltip textA variant record
#38491duration: 5 secA variant record

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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