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Sleep

Spell

Sleep

Shadow

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1 secLonger Range

Puts an enemy to sleep for up to 8 sec.

Sleep

Tooltip

Puts an enemy to sleep for up to 8 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

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

What it does

Sleep is a Shadow spell with a 1 sec cast, a range of 45 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the asleep mechanic.

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

SchoolShadow
Range45 yards (Longer Range)
Cast time1 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
MechanicAsleep
Effect #1Apply 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 57 separate Spell records named "Sleep". This page is record #58849. 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
#31298cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#31541cast time: 1.3 sec; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#31548school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#34801school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#36402cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#41396different tooltip textA variant record
#52721duration: 10 secA variant record
#52742school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 1 (this record: 0)Different tuning
#53045school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#59165school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#66290duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#77773subtext: Rank 2; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 6 sec; different tooltip textA different rank or variant

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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