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Strangulate

Spell

Strangulate

Shadow

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Death Knight

Instant cast2 min cooldownMedium Range

Strangulates an enemy, silencing them for 5 sec.

Strangulate

Tooltip

Strangulates an enemy, silencing them for 5 sec. Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Strangulate costs 1 Power (20). Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 27. Its base value is 1. It applies the silenced mechanic.
  2. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Strangulate is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards, a 2 min cooldown and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the silenced mechanic and applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the silenced mechanic.

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

SchoolShadow
Cost1 Power (20)
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown2 min
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration5 sec
MechanicSilenced
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 27
Value: 1
Misc value: 126
Mechanic: Silenced
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4

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?

Strangulate appears in: 3 pvp talents.

PvP talents

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

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 8 separate Spell records named "Strangulate". This page is record #47476. 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
#51131cast time: 2 sec; duration: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#55314cast time: 1 sec; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#55334cast time: 1 sec; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#66018subtext: Rank 5; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#265639used by: Cast by Reveal Past; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#320601effect types: noneA different effect setup
#1306144effect 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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