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PhysicalWhat it does
Absorbing Essence is a spell with a 1.5 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 30 sec cooldown and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Send Event.
Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.
Spell facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast time1.5 sec
Duration30 sec
Cooldown30 sec
EffectApply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID223451Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Where is this spell used?
Absorbing Essence appears in: 2 spells that cast it.
Spells that cast it
- AI CastTriggers this spell
- Abandon QuestTriggers this spell
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | 1.5 sec |
| Cooldown | 30 sec |
| Global cooldown | None |
| Duration | 30 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 12 |
| Effect #2 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 18 Value: 100000 Misc value: 28 |
| Effect #3 | Trigger Spell (64) Trigger spell: Send Event |
Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 5 separate Spell records named "Absorbing Essence". This page is record #223451. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #223322 | duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell | A different effect setup |
| #404157 | cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #404219 | used by: Cast by Cancel Pose (DNT); cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 140; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #404221 | used by: Cast by Absorbing Essence; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
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.