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Drain

Spell

Drain

Physical

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Physical spell.

Drain

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Persistent Area Aura (effect type 27). It applies aura type 4.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 6 times over the full 6 sec. It triggers Drain.

What it does

Drain is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it leaves a persistent area effect on the ground and applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Drain (record #202717).

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Persistent Area Aura (27)
Aura type id 4
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Drain

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 #202716. 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
#187340duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#202658school: Shadow; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#202706no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#202707used by: Cast by Drain; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#202717used by: Cast by Drain; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#212568journal encounter: Gul'dan; school: Shadow; cast time: 1 sec; duration: 21 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 203, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different caster
#214427school: Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#215482school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Health Leech, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#216433used by: Cast by Drain; school: Nature; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#216435school: Nature; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#222487school: Shadow; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#222488duration: 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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