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Arc Lightning

Spell

Arc Lightning

Physical

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Instant castMedium Range

Physical spell.

Arc Lightning

How it works

Arc Lightning is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 9500.
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 140, which the datamine does not name. It triggers Static Shock.
  3. Effect 3 is effect type 140, which the datamine does not name. It triggers Arc Lightning Prevention.

What it does

Arc Lightning is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 30 yards. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 9500). It also casts Static Shock and Arc Lightning Prevention.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70531. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 9500
Effect #2Effect 140
Trigger spell: Static Shock
Effect #3Effect 140
Trigger spell: Arc Lightning Prevention

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70531. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 27 separate Spell records named "Arc Lightning". This page is record #107264. 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
#52921journal encounter: Loken; school: Nature; duration: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#52924school: Nature; duration: 5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#105404used by: Cast by Electrified Oil; school: Nature; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#107220duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#107222used by: Cast by Arc Lightning; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#107265effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#111205duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#111259effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#115025duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#115026school: Nature; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#115032used by: Cast by Arc Lightning; school: Nature; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#115033used by: Cast by Arc Lightning; school: Nature; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts

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.

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