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Wrath of the Lich KingWrath of the Lich King era data from Blizzard's titan client, build 3.80.2.69874Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Brain Link

Spell

Brain Link

Nature

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1.5 secAnywhere - Unlimited

Links the brains of two enemy targets.

Brain Link

Tooltip

Links the brains of two enemy targets. Afflicted targets suffer 3000 Shadow damage and lose 2% Sanity every 1 sec. whenever they are more than 20 yards apart.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. Its base value is 20 per tick. Its area radius is 50000 yards. It ticks every 1 sec, 30 times over the full 30 sec (600 base in total).

What it does

Brain Link is a Nature spell with a 1.5 sec cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 50000 yard radius every 1 sec.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolNature
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast time1.5 sec
Duration30 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Value: 20
Radius: 50000 yards
Period: every 1 sec

Raw client values from the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Brain Link appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Yogg-Saron in Ulduar
    Journal section: Stage Two: Descent Into Madness > Sara
    Encounter creatures: Yogg-SaronRaid boss ability

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Brain Link". This page is record #63802. 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
#63803school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 77; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#63804school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA 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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