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Leeching Swarm

Spell

Leeching Swarm

Nature

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Instant castSelf Only

Creates a swarm of locusts to protect the caster.

Leeching Swarm

Tooltip

Creates a swarm of locusts to protect the caster. These locusts deal 330 to 370 Nature damage per second to all enemies within 60 yards. Lasts 15 sec.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Leeching Swarm is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 707. Its area radius is 60 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its area radius is 60 yards.

What it does

Leeching Swarm is a Nature spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 1 sec. When cast it deals Nature damage (base value 707) in a 60 yard radius and applies an aura in a 60 yard radius.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration1 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 707
Radius: 60 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Radius: 60 yards

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?

Leeching Swarm appears in: 1 spell that casts 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 13 separate Spell records named "Leeching Swarm". This page is record #59431. 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
#53467journal encounter: Anub'arak; cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different caster
#53468no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#59430cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#66118cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: effect 129; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#66125school: Shadow; duration: none; effect types: Heal; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#66240duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#276669effect types: noneA different effect setup
#276671effect types: noneA different effect setup
#450632effect types: noneA different effect setup
#450634effect types: noneA different effect setup
#450636effect types: noneA different effect setup
#450637effect 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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