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Mortal Coil

Spell

Mortal Coil

Shadow

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Warlock

Instant cast45 sec cooldownTwenty yards

Horrifies an enemy target into fleeing, incapacitating for 3 sec and healing you for 20% of maximum health.

Mortal Coil

Tooltip

Horrifies an enemy target into fleeing, incapacitating for 3 sec and healing you for 20% of maximum health.

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.

Mortal Coil is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7. It scales with 0.25 times spell power. It applies the horrified mechanic.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3).
  3. Effect 3 is Trigger Missile (effect type 32). Its base value is 15. It triggers Mortal Coil.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 191. Its base value is 7. It applies the horrified mechanic.

What it does

Mortal Coil is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 20 yards, a 45 sec cooldown and effects that last 3 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the horrified mechanic and launches a missile. It also casts Mortal Coil (record #108396).

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

SchoolShadow
Range20 yards (Twenty yards)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown45 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration3 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7
Spell power coefficient: 0.25
Misc value: 1
Mechanic: Horrified
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Effect #3Trigger Missile (32)
Value: 15
Trigger spell: Mortal Coil
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 191
Value: 7
Mechanic: Horrified

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?

Mortal Coil appears in: 2 talents.

Talents

  • Mortal Coil for Warlock (Affliction, Demonology, Destruction)Talent
  • Mortal Coil for Warlock (Affliction, Demonology, Destruction) (definition #121010)Talent

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 5 separate Spell records named "Mortal Coil". This page is record #6789. 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
#108396subtext: Talent; used by: Cast by Mortal Coil; duration: none; effect types: effect 136; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#295458subtext: Talent; used by: Cast by Mortal Coil; duration: none; effect types: effect 136; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#295459different tooltip textA variant record
#361064subtext: Utility; duration: 2.5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant

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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Listed asDeath Coil
Effect rows sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 42 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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