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Spellsteal

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Spellsteal
  • Spellsteal
  • Instant cast
  • 30 yds. range
  • 20% of Base Mana
  • Steals a beneficial magic effect from the target. This effect lasts a maximum of 2 min.
Usable by
ClassMage
Properties
TypeUtility
SchoolArcane
CooldownNone
Other information
Ranks1
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Spellsteal is a mage spell that steals a magic buff from a single target. The stolen buff will benefit the mage for up to two minutes, but never more than the duration remaining on the target from which it was stolen. Spellsteal was introduced in the Burning Crusade expansion.

Rank table

Rank Mana Cost Level Cost
1 20% of base mana 70 10g 88s

Notes

Spellsteal uses the dispel mechanic and is affected by dispel resistance. There is no known pattern to which buff Spellsteal will target. It attempts to steal a random buff every time.

Tips and tactics

Sometimes a buff appears to have no practical use and is not worth stealing. However, if your party has no Priest or Shaman to dispel the buff, spellsteal accomplishes the same thing.

See also: List of magic effects.

Patch changes

  • Hotfix (2009-04-17): "The paladin ability Vengeance can no longer be spellstolen. [1]"
  • Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Blink, Slow, and Spellsteal have all had their mana cost reduced, and Spellsteal will no longer overwrite a longer duration buff.
  • Patch 2.2.0 (2007-09-25): Spellsteal now awards the correct amount of points for stacked auras that are stolen.
  • Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Stolen buffs that affect specific spells from the original target's class will no longer have any effect for the mage.

References

  1. ^ Image:Blizz.gif Bornakk 2009-04-17. Recent In-Game Fixes - 4/16/09. Retrieved on 2009-05-24.

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