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Life Tap

Spell

Life Tap

Shadow

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Warlock

Instant castSelf Only

Converts into for you.

Life Tap

Tooltip

Converts into for you. Spirit increases the amount converted.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 20. Its area radius is 50000 yards.

What it does

Life Tap is a Shadow spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Value: 20
Radius: 50000 yards

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

Life Tap sounds

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

Precast Shadow LowSoundKit 745

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

Burning Spirit ImpactSoundKit 1422

  1. Burningspirit2.6s · ID 568735 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

SPELL_Shadow_CastSoundKit 2560

  1. Shadowcast0.8s · ID 569766 · spells/cast
    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 Life Tap

Learned at
Level 6 (Rank 1)
From
Warlock trainer
Who can learn it
Any Warlock

Visit a Warlock trainer once you reach level 6 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.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Life Tap". This page is record #1454. 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
#28830school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA 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 sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 6 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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