Raise Dead

Raise Dead

What it does

Raise Dead is a Shadow spell with a 1 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 12 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 12 sec. It also casts Death Pact.

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 facts

SchoolShadow

Cast time1 sec

Duration12 sec

EffectApply Aura

RangeSelf Only

Spell ID17473

Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.

Spell Details

School	Shadow
Range	Self Only
Cast time	1 sec
Duration	12 sec
Effect #1	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 23 Period: every 12 sec Trigger spell: Death Pact

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.

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The game client stores 69 separate Spell records named "Raise Dead". This page is record #17473. 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
#17475	cast time: instant; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#17476	cast time: instant; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#17477	cast time: instant; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#17478	cast time: instant; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#17479	cast time: instant; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#17480	cast time: instant; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#28353	school: Physical; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 2 min; effect types: Summon, Dummy; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#31617	duration: 1 min; effect types: Summon, Summon, Dummy; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#31624	duration: 1 min; effect types: Summon, Summon, Dummy; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#31625	duration: 1 min; effect types: Summon, Summon, Dummy; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#34011	school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell	A different effect setup
#34012	school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell	A 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.

Other versions

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70338, read from the beta game data we hold

Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too

Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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Spell facts

Spell Details

Multiple client spell records exist

WoW Forever: what our data shows