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Vampiric Touch

Spell

Vampiric Touch

Shadow

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Priest

1.5 secLong Range

Causes 5 Shadow damage over 15 sec.

Vampiric Touch

Tooltip

Causes 5 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Each time Vampiric Touch deals damage the caster gains 2% of maximum mana.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Vampiric Touch is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 2.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 1 per tick. It scales with 0.415 times spell power. It ticks every 3 sec, 5 times over the full 15 sec (5 base in total).

What it does

Vampiric Touch is a Shadow spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura every 3 sec.

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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time1.5 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration15 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 2
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 0.415
Period: every 3 sec

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?

Vampiric Touch appears in: 1 class specialization.

Class specialization

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 8 separate Spell records named "Vampiric Touch". This page is record #34914. 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
#52723cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#52724cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Heal; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#60501cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#65490difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#195999effect types: noneA different effect setup
#250037effect types: noneA different effect setup
#284402effect 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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