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Lightning Rod

Spell

Lightning Rod

Nature

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2 secLong Range

Nature spell.

Lightning Rod

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 140, which the datamine does not name. It triggers Invoke Lightning.

What it does

Lightning Rod is a Nature spell with a 2 sec cast and a range of 40 yards. It also casts Invoke Lightning.

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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time2 sec
Effect #1Effect 140
Trigger spell: Invoke Lightning

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 Rod 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 56 separate Spell records named "Lightning Rod". This page is record #123489. 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
#89690difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA per-difficulty version
#96698difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; used by: Cast by Charge Target Dest (No Log); cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#105342school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#105343school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#109180school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#116569school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#156498used by: Cast by Ping Spear Stalker; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#156501effect types: noneA different effect setup
#156505effect types: noneA different effect setup
#156507used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#156509effect types: noneA different effect setup
#156733effect 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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