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Drain

Spell

Drain

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Drain

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 140, which the datamine does not name. Its area radius is 20 yards. It triggers spell id 132660.

What it does

Drain is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Effect 140
Radius: 20 yards
Trigger spell id 132660

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 #222488. 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
#202658school: Shadow; cast time: 3 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#202706duration: 6 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#202707used by: Cast by Drain; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#202716duration: 6 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#202717used by: Cast by Drain; 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; 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; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#247739journal encounter: Pit Lord Vilemus; school: Fire; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster

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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