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The Burning CrusadeThe Burning Crusade 2.5.6 · Outland, the Dark Portal and Shattrath · client build 2.5.6.70006Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · Wrath of the Lich King · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Viper Sting

Spell

Viper Sting

Nature

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Hunter

Instant cast15 sec cooldownHunter Range

Stings the target, draining 616 mana over 8 sec.

Viper Sting

Tooltip

Stings the target, draining 616 mana over 8 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.

How it works

Each cast of Viper Sting costs 135 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 4.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 64. Its base value is 154 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec, 4 times over the full 8 sec (616 base in total).

What it does

Viper Sting is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 35 yards, a 15 sec cooldown and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Burning Crusade client, build 2.5.6.70006. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolNature
Cost135 Mana
Range35 yards (Hunter Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown15 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 4
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 64
Value: 154
Period: every 2 sec

Raw client values from the Burning Crusade client, build 2.5.6.70006. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Viper Sting". This page is record #3034. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#31407no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#37551no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#65881effect types: noneA different effect setup
#202797effect types: noneA 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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