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Death Coil

Spell

Death Coil

Shadow

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Warlock

Instant cast2 min cooldownMedium Range

Causes the enemy target to run in horror for 3 sec and causes 272 Shadow damage.

Death Coil

Tooltip

Causes the enemy target to run in horror for 3 sec and causes 272 Shadow damage. The caster gains 100% of the damage caused in health.

How it works

Each cast of Death Coil costs 435 Mana. 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.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Health Leech (effect type 9). Its base value is 272. It scales with 0.214 times spell power.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 7. It scales with 1 times spell power. It applies the horrified mechanic.

What it does

Death Coil is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards, a 2 min cooldown and effects that last 3 sec. When cast it drains health from the target (base value 272) and applies an aura with the horrified mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Cost435 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown2 min
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration3 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Health Leech (9)
Value: 272
Spell power coefficient: 0.214
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 7
Spell power coefficient: 1
Mechanic: Horrified

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Death Coil sounds

The sounds the game plays when Death Coil is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

DeathCoiltargetSoundKit 743

  1. Deathcoiltarget2.2s · ID 568670 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Precast Shadow LowSoundKit 745

  1. Precastshadowmagiclow6.6s · ID 569424 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

SPELL_Shadow_CastSoundKit 2560

  1. Shadowcast0.8s · ID 569766 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

MissileShadowLoopSoundKit 3015

  1. Shadowmissileloop4.0s · ID 569778 · spells/missile
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

How to learn

How to learn Death Coil

Learned at
Level 42 (Rank 1)
From
Warlock trainer
Who can learn it
Any Warlock

Visit a Warlock trainer once you reach level 42 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Warlock trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Warlock trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Alexander CalderWarlock TrainerIronforge Capital50.1, 7.5
BriarthornWarlock TrainerIronforge Capital50.3, 5.7
ThistleheartWarlock TrainerIronforge Capital51.1, 6.6
Demisette CloyceWarlock TrainerStormwind City Capital39.2, 85.0
SandahlWarlock TrainerStormwind City Capital39.7, 85.7
Ursula DelineWarlock TrainerStormwind City Capital39.9, 84.2
4 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Alamar GrimmWarlock TrainerDun Morogh28.6, 66.1
Gimrizz ShadowcogWarlock TrainerDun Morogh47.3, 53.7
Drusilla La SalleWarlock TrainerElwynn Forest49.9, 42.6
Maximillian CroweWarlock TrainerElwynn Forest44.4, 66.2

Horde Warlock trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Grol'darWarlock TrainerOrgrimmar Capital48.0, 45.9
MirketWarlock TrainerOrgrimmar Capital48.6, 47.0
ZevrostWarlock TrainerOrgrimmar Capital48.5, 45.4
Kaal SoulreaperWarlock TrainerUndercity Capital86.2, 15.9
Luther PickmanWarlock TrainerUndercity Capital86.4, 15.3
Richard KerwinWarlock TrainerUndercity Capital88.9, 15.9
5 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Dhugru GorelustWarlock TrainerDurotar54.4, 41.2
NartokWarlock TrainerDurotar40.7, 68.5
KartoshWarlock TrainerSwamp of Sorrows48.7, 55.6
MaximillionWarlock TrainerTirisfal Glades30.9, 66.3
Rupert BochWarlock TrainerTirisfal Glades61.6, 52.4

Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Death Coil appears in: 2 talents.

Talents

  • Mortal Coil for Warlock (Affliction, Demonology, Destruction)Talent
  • Mortal Coil for Warlock (Affliction, Demonology, Destruction) (definition #121010)Talent

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

Related

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CorruptionCorruption
Curse of ExhaustionCurse of Exhaustion
Curse of IdiocyCurse of Idiocy
Curse of RecklessnessCurse of Recklessness
Curse of the ElementsCurse of the Elements
Curse of TonguesCurse of Tongues
Curse of WeaknessCurse of Weakness
Death CoilDeath Coil

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 38 separate Spell records named "Death Coil". This page is record #6789. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#28412effect types: Health Leech, Apply Aura, effect 77A different effect setup
#30500effect types: noneA different effect setup
#30741effect types: noneA different effect setup
#32709effect types: noneA different effect setup
#33130effect types: noneA different effect setup
#34437effect types: noneA different effect setup
#39661effect types: noneA different effect setup
#41070effect types: noneA different effect setup
#44142effect types: noneA different effect setup
#46283effect types: noneA different effect setup
#47541used by: Death Knight; effect types: noneA different owner
#47632effect 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 42 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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