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Lightning Rod

Spell

Lightning Rod

Nature

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Instant castSelf Only

Causes a random target to begin to emit lightning to nearby friends after 5 sec, dealing 4750 to 5250 Nature damage per second to all friends within 20 yards horizontally, and 5 yards vertically.

Lightning Rod

Tooltip

Causes a random target to begin to emit lightning to nearby friends after 5 sec, dealing 4750 to 5250 Nature damage per second to all friends within 20 yards horizontally, and 5 yards vertically. Lasts 5 sec.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 10 times over the full 10 sec. It triggers Lightning Rod.

What it does

Lightning Rod is a Nature spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Lightning Rod (record #89667).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Lightning Rod

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 #89666. 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
#83099duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#89667difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); duration: none; effect types: School DamageA per-difficulty version
#89668duration: 5 secA variant record
#89690difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player, 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); duration: until cancelledA per-difficulty version
#96698difficulty rows: Heroic, 25 Player; used by: Cast by Charge Target Dest (No Log); cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#105342school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#105343school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#109180school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#116569school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#123489used by: Cast by Invoke Lightning; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 140A helper record another spell casts
#156498used by: Cast by Ping Spear Stalker; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#156501effect 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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