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Ball Lightning

Spell

Ball Lightning

Physical

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Instant castOne Thousand Yards

Physical spell.

Ball Lightning

How it works

Ball Lightning is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its area radius is 200 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its area radius is 200 yards.

What it does

Ball Lightning is a spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70579. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Range1000 yards (One Thousand Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Radius: 200 yards
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Radius: 200 yards

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70579. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Ball Lightning appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 82 separate Spell records named "Ball Lightning". This page is record #136539. 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
#136464school: Nature; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#136470cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Dummy, Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#136534duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#136544effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#136548school: Nature; cast time: 1 sec; effect types: Jump; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#136620difficulty rows: 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); school: Nature; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#139261duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#161582effect types: noneA different effect setup
#161583effect types: noneA different effect setup
#161584effect types: noneA different effect setup
#161585effect types: noneA different effect setup
#161587effect types: noneA 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.

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