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Lightning Storm

Spell

Lightning Storm

Nature

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2 secSelf Only

Discharging electrical power, inflicting 24375 to 25625 Nature damage every 0.3 sec.

Lightning Storm

Tooltip

Discharging electrical power, inflicting 24375 to 25625 Nature damage every 0.3 sec.

How it works

Lightning Storm is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 395.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 0.3 sec. It triggers Lightning Storm Visual.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 0.3 sec. It triggers Lightning Storm Visual.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 0.3 sec. It triggers Lightning Storm Visual.

What it does

Lightning Storm is a Nature spell with a 2 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura every 0.3 sec. It also casts Lightning Storm Visual, Lightning Storm Visual and Lightning Storm Visual.

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 time2 sec
Duration10 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 395
Misc value: 786
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 0.3 sec
Trigger spell: Lightning Storm Visual
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 0.3 sec
Trigger spell: Lightning Storm Visual
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 0.3 sec
Trigger spell: Lightning Storm Visual

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 84 separate Spell records named "Lightning Storm". This page is record #138187. 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
#136192used by: Cast by Arcing Lightning; cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#137260school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, SpawnA different effect setup
#137261used by: Cast by Lightning Storm; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#137283school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#137313school: Physical; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#137966school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, SpawnA different effect setup
#138234cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#138299school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#139982school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#140549school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#140551used by: Cast by Lightning Storm; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect, DummyA helper record another spell casts
#140553school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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