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Play Dead

Spell

Play Dead

Physical

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Hunter

Instant cast30 sec cooldownVision Range (AOI)

Playing Dead, tricking enemies into ignoring them.

Play Dead

Tooltip

Playing Dead, tricking enemies into ignoring them. Lasts up to 6 min.

How it works

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

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 66.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12.

What it does

Play Dead is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards, a 30 sec cooldown and effects that last 6 min. 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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown30 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration6 min
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 66
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12

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?

Play Dead appears in: 1 taught spell.

Taught spells

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 6 separate Spell records named "Play Dead". This page is record #228639. 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
#19822duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#209997used by: Hunter; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different owner
#290820no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#360472cast time: 2 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect values: 5, 0 (this record: 0, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#360512used by: Cast by Play Dead; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts

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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