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Lightning Storm

Spell

Lightning Storm

Nature

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Instant castSelf Only

Inflicts increasing Nature damage.

Lightning Storm

Tooltip

Inflicts increasing Nature damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 24375 per tick. It applies the infected mechanic. It ticks every 0.3 sec.

What it does

Lightning Storm is a Nature spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura with the infected mechanic every 0.3 sec.

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
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 24375
Mechanic: Infected
Period: every 0.3 sec

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 #138234. 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; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#137260school: Physical; effect types: Apply Aura, SpawnA different effect setup
#137261used by: Cast by Lightning Storm; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#137283school: Physical; 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; effect types: Apply Aura, SpawnA different effect setup
#138187cast time: 2 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#138299school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#139982school: PhysicalA variant record
#140549school: Physical; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#140551used by: Cast by Lightning Storm; school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect, DummyA helper record another spell casts
#140553school: Physical; duration: 30 secA variant record

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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