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Siphon Essence

Spell

Siphon Essence

Physical

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Instant castExtended Range

Heals the caster for 3% of their maximum health.

Siphon Essence

Tooltip

Heals the caster for 3% of their maximum health.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 136, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 3.

What it does

Siphon Essence is a spell with an instant cast and a range of 50 yards.

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
Range50 yards (Extended Range)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Effect #2Effect 136
Value: 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?

Siphon Essence 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 26 separate Spell records named "Siphon Essence". This page is record #318345. 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
#139409school: Shadow; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#139590duration: 2147483.6 sec; effect types: Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#139622duration: 2147483.6 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#139641duration: 2147483.6 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#143582duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#174964school: Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Health Leech; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#186470school: Shadow; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#210684school: Arcane; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#244329school: Shadow; effect types: Health Leech; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#244330effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#318319school: Shadow; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#356320school: Shadow; effect types: Health Leech; 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.

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