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Suicide

Spell

Suicide

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

The caster commits suicide, instantly killing themself.

Suicide

Tooltip

The caster commits suicide, instantly killing themself.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Instakill (effect type 1). It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Suicide is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it kills the target outright.

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 #1Instakill (1)
Spell power coefficient: 1

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?

Suicide appears in: 7 spells that cast 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 40 separate Spell records named "Suicide". This page is record #7. 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
#8329used by: Cast by SuicideA helper record another spell casts
#27965duration: 1 sec; effect types: Instakill, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#28012effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#35301effect values: 1 (this record: 0)Different tuning
#38763no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#45254used by: Cast by ButcherA helper record another spell casts
#46751no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#47769effect types: Dummy, InstakillA different effect setup
#67375no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#87255no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#99270duration: 35 sec; effect types: Instakill, SummonA different effect setup
#99590used by: Cast by Quake; duration: 3 sec; effect types: effect 94, Instakill, 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, 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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