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Soul Drain

Spell

Soul Drain

Shadow

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1 secSelf Only

Deals 2625 to 3375 damage every 3 sec.

Soul Drain

Tooltip

Deals 2625 to 3375 damage every 3 sec.
Drains 2625 to 3375 mana every 3 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

Soul Drain is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 2625 per tick. Its area radius is 100 yards. It ticks every 3 sec, 10 times over the full 30 sec (26250 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 64. Its base value is 2625 per tick. Its area radius is 100 yards. It ticks every 3 sec, 10 times over the full 30 sec (26250 base in total).

What it does

Soul Drain is a Shadow spell with a 1 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 100 yard radius every 3 sec.

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

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast time1 sec
Duration30 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 2625
Radius: 100 yards
Period: every 3 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 64
Value: 2625
Radius: 100 yards
Period: every 3 sec

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Soul Drain 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 22 separate Spell records named "Soul Drain". This page is record #41303. 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
#7295cast time: 2 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Health Leech, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#93863difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#230992effect types: noneA different effect setup
#250486effect types: noneA different effect setup
#250504effect types: noneA different effect setup
#254858effect types: noneA different effect setup
#266467effect types: noneA different effect setup
#278871effect types: noneA different effect setup
#281129effect types: noneA different effect setup
#281131effect types: noneA different effect setup
#319891effect types: noneA different effect setup
#323790effect 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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