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Power Siphon

Spell

Power Siphon

Arcane

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Instant castLong Range

Decreases the magical damage and healing done by the target for 20 sec.

Power Siphon

Tooltip

Decreases the magical damage and healing done by the target for 20 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 135. Its base value is -3.6075.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 13. Its base value is -1.8037.

What it does

Power Siphon is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 20 sec. 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

SchoolArcane
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration20 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 135
Value: -3.6075
Misc value: 126
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 13
Value: -1.8037
Misc value: 126

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 7 separate Spell records named "Power Siphon". This page is record #51804. 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
#36516used by: Cast by Shadowtouched; school: Shadow; effect values: -25, -25 (this record: -3.61, -1.8)A helper record another spell casts
#264130used by: Talent: Warlock; school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different owner
#334581school: Shadow; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1234441school: Shadow, Arcane; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1234521used by: Cast by Power Siphon; school: Shadow, Arcane; duration: 15 sec; effect values: 20, 20 (this record: -3.61, -1.8)A helper record another spell casts
#1234522used by: Cast by Power Siphon; school: Shadow, Arcane; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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