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Drain

Spell

Drain

Shadow

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3 sec5 sec cooldownVision Range (AOI)

The caster siphons the life force of the victim, stunning them in place.

Drain

Tooltip

The caster siphons the life force of the victim, stunning them in place.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

Drain is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12. It applies the stunned mechanic. Its area radius is 40 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 5.167 per tick. Its area radius is 40 yards. It ticks every 3 sec, 2 times over the full 6 sec (10.33 base in total).
  3. Effect 3 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers spell id 214668.

What it does

Drain is a Shadow spell with a 3 sec cast, a range of 100 yards, a 5 sec cooldown and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the stunned mechanic in a 40 yard radius and applies an aura in a 40 yard radius every 3 sec.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast time3 sec
Cooldown5 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Mechanic: Stunned
Radius: 40 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 5.167
Radius: 40 yards
Period: every 3 sec
Effect #3Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell id 214668

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 32 separate Spell records named "Drain". This page is record #202658. 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
#187340school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#202706school: Physical; cast time: instant; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#202707used by: Cast by Drain; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#202716school: Physical; cast time: instant; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#202717used by: Cast by Drain; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#212568journal encounter: Gul'dan; cast time: 1 sec; duration: 21 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 203, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different caster
#214427cast time: 2 sec; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#215482cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Health Leech, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#216433used by: Cast by Drain; school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#216435school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#222487effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#222488school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 140A 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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