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Soul Siphon

Spell

Soul Siphon

Shadow

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Drains the soul from an enemy, decreasing damage done by 10%.

Soul Siphon

Tooltip

Drains the soul from an enemy, decreasing damage done by 10%.

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 79. Its base value is -10.

What it does

Soul Siphon is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It stacks up to 8 times.

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

SchoolShadow
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks8
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 79
Value: -10
Misc value: 127

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?

Soul Siphon appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 33 separate Spell records named "Soul Siphon". This page is record #69130. 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
#7290subtext: Rank 1; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#9373duration: 12 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#43591school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 77A different effect setup
#69128duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#162525effect types: noneA different effect setup
#162531effect types: noneA different effect setup
#170003effect types: noneA different effect setup
#170009effect types: noneA different effect setup
#170012effect types: noneA different effect setup
#194657effect types: noneA different effect setup
#194665effect types: noneA different effect setup
#206393effect 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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