In leech-rich areas, if you stand still for a few minutes, you'll see leeches dropping from vegetation and moving toward you like inchworms. Terrestrial leeches are generally small (although they can get quite huge in some parts of the world) but will gorge themselves during a meal, gaining up to ten times their weight. Leech, (subclass Hirudinea), any of about 650 species of segmented worms (phylum Annelida) characterized by a small sucker, which contains the mouth, at the anterior end of the body and a large sucker located at the posterior end. All leeches have 34 body segments. The length of the body ranges.
Leech Definition
Leech is a minor attribute introduced in Warlords of Draenor. Leech causes a player to instantly return health from both outgoing damage and outgoing heals. The amount of health returned is equal to your amount of Leech, 1% of Leech will return health equal to 1% of your damage and healing done.
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As an attribute, any Warlords-level or higher gear, looted or crafted, has a slight chance to be itemized with Leech.
Additionally, Leech is present on certain class abilities, buffs, enchants, and temporary effects.
Leech Rating
The table below shows the amount of leech rating required for 1% Leech:
| Effect | Level 90 | Level 100 | Level 110 | Level 120 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1% Leech | 7.19 | 8.37 | 9.79 | 40 |
Notes
- Leech healing is generated immediately upon a successful attack or heal.
- Leech healing itself cannot critically strike.
Patch changes
- Patch 6.1.0 (2015-02-24): Leech rating now provides about four times as much benefit per point.
- Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Added.
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