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Chain Lightning

Spell

Chain Lightning

Physical

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Instant castSuper Long

Physical spell.

Chain Lightning

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). It jumps to up to 15 targets.

What it does

Chain Lightning is a spell with an instant cast and a range of 150 yards.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Range150 yards (Super Long)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Chain targets: 15

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70268. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Chain Lightning appears in: 2 spells that cast 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 179 separate Spell records named "Chain Lightning". This page is record #99373. 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
#82503cast time: 1 sec; effect types: InstakillA different effect setup
#83282difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); school: Nature; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#83300school: Nature; different tooltip textA variant record
#83455difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; school: Nature; cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#84829school: Nature; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#85715school: Nature; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#87622difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; journal encounter: Asaad, Caliph of Zephyrs; school: Nature; cast time: 2.5 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#94396school: Nature; cast time: 4 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#97496school: Nature; cast time: 2.5 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#103637school: Nature; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Instakill; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#103638school: NatureA variant record
#104130school: Nature; cast time: 2.5 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA 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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