UnitLevel

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Added in 1.0.0 / 1.13.2

Returns the level of the unit.

level = UnitLevel(unit)

Arguments

unit

string : UnitId - For example "player" or "target"

Returns

level

number - The unit level. Returns -1 for boss units or hostile units 10 levels above the player (Level ??).

Details

• When calling UnitLevel("player") on PLAYER_LEVEL_UP it might be incorrect, check the payload instead to be sure.
• When inebriated, the apparent level of hostile units is lowered by up to 5.

Related API	UnitEffectiveLevel
Related Events	PLAYER_LEVEL_UP PLAYER_LEVEL_CHANGED