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Asphyxiate

Spell

Asphyxiate

Physical

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Death Knight

Instant cast45 sec cooldownTwenty yards

Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec.

Asphyxiate

Tooltip

Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 298.

What it does

Asphyxiate is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 20 yards, a 45 sec cooldown and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the stunned mechanic.

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 Details

SchoolPhysical
Range20 yards (Twenty yards)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown45 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration5 sec
MechanicStunned
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 298

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Asphyxiate appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

  • Asphyxiate for Death Knight (Blood, Frost, Unholy)Talent

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 11 separate Spell records named "Asphyxiate". This page is record #221562. 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
#88175school: Nature; duration: 9 sec; effect values: 12.61 (this record: 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#93422effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#93423school: Shadow; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Knock Back, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#93424used by: Cast by Asphyxiate; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#108194duration: 4 secA variant record
#285266duration: 3 secA variant record
#457934duration: 20 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#457937duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#457959cast time: 2 sec; duration: 20 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#457975duration: none; effect types: DummyA 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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