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Feign Death

Spell

Feign Death

Physical

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Instant cast30 sec cooldownSelf Only

Feign death which may trick enemies into ignoring you.

Feign Death

Tooltip

Feign death which may trick enemies into ignoring you. Lasts up to until cancelled.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 66.

What it does

Feign Death is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 30 sec cooldown and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura.

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
Cooldown30 sec
Global cooldownNone
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 66

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?

Feign Death appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 46 separate Spell records named "Feign Death". This page is record #287172. 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
#185726no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#186640duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#188721duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#228659effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#248178duration: 10 sec; effect types: Summon, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#261610duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#284354duration: 6 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#284359duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#312779used by: Cast by Cancel Feign Death; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#312998effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#324225used by: Cast by Redemption; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#361063subtext: Utility; duration: 6 min; 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.

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