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Summons an Imp under your command that casts ranged Firebolts.
How it works
Each cast of Summon Imp costs 10 Soul Shards. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.
- Effect 1 is Summon Pet (effect type 56).
What it does
Summon Imp is a Shadow spell with a 6 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it summons a pet.
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
| School | Shadow |
|---|---|
| Cost | 10 Soul Shards |
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | 6 sec |
| Global cooldown | 1.5 sec |
| GCD category | Category id 133 |
| Duration | Infinite |
| Effect #1 | Summon Pet (56) Misc value: 416 |
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?
Summon Imp appears in: 1 skill line, 1 teaching spell and 1 spell that casts it.
Skill lines
- Warlock (Warlock), learned automaticallySkill line
Teaching spells
- Teach Summon ImpTeaches this spell
Spells that cast it
- InterruptedTriggers this spell
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Related
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Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 52 separate Spell records named "Summon Imp". This page is record #688. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #11939 | cast time: instant; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #30066 | cast time: instant; effect types: Summon, effect 77; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #33973 | used by: Cast by Summon Imps; cast time: instant; duration: 1 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #34238 | used by: Cast by Summon Imps; cast time: instant; duration: 1 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #34251 | used by: Cast by Summon Imps; cast time: instant; duration: 1 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #44163 | cast time: 5 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #46214 | school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 10 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #46544 | school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 10 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #78061 | cast time: instant; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #79623 | cast time: instant | A variant record |
| #92625 | used by: Cast by Summon Imp Portal; school: Physical; cast time: instant; effect types: Summon | A helper record another spell casts |
| #129409 | cast time: instant; effect types: Summon; different tooltip text | 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.
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