Skip to content
Play Dead

Spell

Play Dead

Physical

Advertisement

Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Play Dead

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Play Dead 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 #1Dummy (3)

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 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 6 separate Spell records named "Play Dead". This page is record #360512. 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; duration: 6 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#228639duration: 6 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#290820duration: 6 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#360472cast time: 2 sec; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA 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.

Comments

Read player comments on Play Dead at Wowhead (opens Wowhead in a new tab)