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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)
Leeching Swarm

Spell

Leeching Swarm

Nature

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1.5 secAnywhere - Unlimited

Releases a swarm of insects that attack the caster's enemies, leeching 10% of each target's current health every 1 sec.

Leeching Swarm

Tooltip

Releases a swarm of insects that attack the caster's enemies, leeching 10% of each target's current health every 1 sec. A minimum of 250 health will be leeched.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 129, which the datamine does not name. It applies aura type 226. Its base value is 10 per tick. Its area radius is 50000 yards. It ticks every 1 sec.

What it does

Leeching Swarm is a Nature spell with a 1.5 sec cast, an unlimited range and an effect that lasts until cancelled.

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
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Effect 129
Aura type id 226
Value: 10
Misc value: 25171
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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 13 separate Spell records named "Leeching Swarm". This page is record #66118. 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 Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#53468used by: Cast by Leeching Swarm; cast time: instant; duration: 1 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#59430cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59431used by: Cast by Leeching Swarm; cast time: instant; duration: 1 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#66125school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Heal; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#66240cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#276669effect types: noneA different effect setup
#276671used by: Cast by Leeching Swarm; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#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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