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Lightning Cloud

Spell

Lightning Cloud

Nature

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Instant castFifteen yards

Periodically fires Lightning Bolts at nearby enemies.

Lightning Cloud

Tooltip

Periodically fires Lightning Bolts at nearby enemies.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 3 sec, 15 times over the full 45 sec. It triggers Lightning Strike.
  2. Effect 2 is Instakill (effect type 1).

What it does

Lightning Cloud is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 15 yards and effects that last 45 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 3 sec and kills the target outright. It also casts Lightning Strike.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolNature
Range15 yards (Fifteen yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration45 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 3 sec
Trigger spell: Lightning Strike
Effect #2Instakill (1)

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Lightning Cloud 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 21 separate Spell records named "Lightning Cloud". This page is record #76097. 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
#25033duration: 14 sec; effect types: School Damage, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26550duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32193duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37665duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#39580used by: Cast by Storm Blink; duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#40136duration: 6 sec; effect types: Persistent Area AuraA different effect setup
#44417duration: 14 sec; effect types: School Damage, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#54921school: Physical; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#85721school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#85731school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#96710difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Persistent Area Aura; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#108693cast time: 3 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: School Damage, Persistent Area Aura; 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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